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Khisa language

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Gur language spoken in West Africa ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Khisa
RegionIvory Coast, Burkina Faso
Native speakers(8,000 cited 1991)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3kqm
Glottologkhis1238
ELPKhisa

Khisa (/khi-sɛ/ or /khi-sa/), also known as Komono, Khi Khipa and Kumwenu, is a Gur language of the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. It is listed as threatened by the Endangered Languages Project due to many speakers preferring Jula for economic and educational reasons.

References

  1. Khisa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. "Khisa". Endangered Languages Project. Retrieved 24 February 2022.


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