Gurunsi languages

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 languages, 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 1.2 million 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

↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Grusi". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

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[Glottolog-1] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Grusi". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.