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Kaansa language

Kaansa language

Gur language of Burkina Faso

Not to be confused with Kansa language or Ga language.

Kaansa, also known as Gan (Gã), is a Gur language of Burkina Faso.

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A Latin script orthography with 29 letters (including extended characters) and three diacritics (the language has four tones) was developed beginning in the 1990s with the help of Stuart and Cathie Showalter, an American missionary couple.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Kaansa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    "Mission: Burkina Faso," The Washington Times, Tuesday, December 30, 2008


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