Gurunsi languages

Grusi redirects here. For information about the Grusi peoples, see Gurunsi peoples.

Grũsi
Gurunsi
Ethnicity:	Gurunsi peoples
Geographic distribution:	Burkina Faso, northern Ghana and Togo
Linguistic classification:	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Savannas Gur Southern Gur Grũsi
Glottolog:	grus1239[1]

The Grũsi or Gurunsi languages are a group of Gur languages, comprising about 20 languages spoken by the Gurunsi peoples. The Grũsi languages are spoken in northern Ghana, adjacent areas of Burkina Faso, and Togo. The largest language in the Grusi group is Kabiye, a language spoken by approximately 1,200,000 people (of which 550,000 are native speakers) throughout central Togo.

Languages

• Eastern: Lukpa, Kabiyé, Tem, Lama, Delo, Bago-Kusuntu, Chala
• Northern: Lyélé, Nuni, Kalamsé, Pana, Kasem
• Western: Winyé, Deg, Phuie, Paasaal–Sisaala, Chakali, Siti, Tampulma, Vagla

References

1. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Grusi". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.