Language/Southern-dagaare

From Polyglot Club WIKI
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Rate this lesson:
5.00
(one vote)


Hi Polyglots! 😃


Welcome to the Southern Dagaare learning page!

You will find below many free resources to learn and practice this language.


Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club! 😊

Facts about Southern Dagaare

  • Language code (ISO 639-3): dga
  • Other names for "Southern Dagaare": Dagaare, Dagara, Dagare, Dagari, Dagati, Degati, Dogaari, Southern Dagari
  • The Southern Dagaare language is spoken in: Ghana


Dagaare is member of the Gur branch of Niger-Congo languages spoken in Ghana and Burkina Faso by about 1.1 million people.

Dagaare is separated in 3 different languages:

  1. Southern Dagaare spoken by about 700,000 people in Ghana in the northwest corner and in the Upper West Region. It is also known as Dagaare, Dagara, Dagari, Dagati, Degati or Dogaari.
  2. Northern Dagara spoken mainly in Burkina Faso by about 388,000 people, in Southwest, Poni, Bougouriba, Sissili, and Mouhoun provinces. This language is also known as Dagaare, Dagaari, Dagari, Dagati, Degati or Dogaari.
  3. Dagaari Dioula spoken mainly in Burkina Faso by about 21,000 people in Diébougou, To, Boromo, Soukoulaye, Silly, Pa, Dano, Leo, Gao, Dissin, Wessa, Fara and French Hamele. Dagaari Dioula has been significantly influenced by the unrelated Dioula language. Dagaari Dioula is also known as Dagaari Jula, Dagari Dyoula, Jari, Wala and Yari.

Free Southern Dagaare Lessons

Language Exchange

Forum

Tools

Marketplace

Contributors

Vincent and Maintenance script


Create a new Lesson