The ASJP Database - Wordlist Deg

Wordlist Deg

Compiled by Matthew S. Dryer

No.	Meaning	Concepticon	Word	Loan

Glottocode: degg1238
ISO 639-3: mzw

Coordinates WGS84

8°26'N, 2°17'W
8.44, -2.29

number of speakers	44,000
status	alive

Classification

WALS: NC > Grusi
Glottolog: Atlantic Congo > Volta Congo > Northvolta Congo > Gur > Centralgur > Southerncentralgur > Grusi > East Westgrusi > Westerngrusi > Sisaala Chakali > Chakalic
Ethnologue: Niger Congo > Atlantic Congo > Volta Congo > North > Gur > Central > Southern > Grusi > Western

Sources

Painter 1966: Linguistic field notes from Banda and language maps of the Guang speaking areas of Ghana, Togo and Dahomey (Collected field notes series 7). Legon: Institute of African Studies (IAS), University of Ghana.