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DGI ISO 639-3

Dagara, Northern

Dagara Autonym

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Dagaara, Dagaare, Dagaari, Dagari, Dagati, Degati, Dogaari, Northern Dagaare
Autonym
Dagara
Population
247,000 (2009 UNSD).
Location:
Centre-Ouest region: Sissili province; Est region; Hauts-Bassins region: Tuy province; Sud-Ouest region: mainly Ioba and Bougouriba provinces; Noumbie and Poni provinces.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Northwest, Dagaari-Birifor, Dagaari
Dialects
Lober (Lobr), Wule, Nura (Lawra Lobi). Dagara and Birifor [bfo] are partly intelligible.
Language Use
Used by all. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Phuie [pug].
Language Development
Radio. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2017.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dagara, Northern
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Different from Southern Dagaare [dga] in Ghana. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

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Location: Centre-Ouest region: Sissili province; Est region; Hauts-Bassins region: Tuy province; Sud-Ouest region: mainly Ioba and Bougouriba provinces; Noumbie and Poni provinces.