Kaansa language

Gur language of Burkina Faso

Kaansa
Gan
Kaansa
Region	Burkina Faso
Native speakers	(6,000 cited 1990)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Southern Gur Doghose–Gan Kaansa
Dialects	Kaan-sa Kpatogo-so
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`gna`
Glottolog	`kaan1246`

Person	Kaan
People	Kaamba
Language	Kaansa

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

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

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

Gur languages

Central Gur

Oti–Volta

Eastern	Berba Mbelime Tammari Waama
Western	Birifor Dagaare Dagbani Frafra Hanga Kamara Kantosi Kusasi Mamprusi Mooré Nabit Notre Safaliba Talni Wali
Gurma	Gourmanché Konkomba Moba Nateni Ngangam Ntcham
Other	Buli Konni Nawdm Yom

Bwa

Gurunsi

Eastern	Bago-Kusuntu Chala Delo Kabiyé Lama Lukpa Tem
Northern	Kalamsé Kasena Lyélé Nuni Pana
Western	Chakali Deg Paasaal Phuie Sisaala Tamprusi Vagla Winye