Grusi languages

Grusi languages

The Grũsi or Gurunsi languages form a subgroup of the Central Gur languages, comprising about 20 languages spoken by the Gurunsi peoples. The Grusi 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 northern Togo.


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