Moba or Moba–Bimoba is a major language of the Moba people of Togo and Ghana. However, in Ghana only 60% of ethnic Bimoba speak the language. There are also about 2,000 Moba speakers in Burkina Faso. It has two dialects (Moba In Togo and Burkina Faso and Bimoba in Ghana). The language cluster is also known as Moba–Bimoba.

Moba
Moba–Bimoba
Native toTogo, Ghana, Burkina Faso
EthnicityMoba
Native speakers
440,000 (2004–2012)[1]
Dialects
  • Moba
  • Bimoba
Latin (Moba alphabet)
Moba Braille
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
mfq – Moba
bim – Bimoba
Glottologmoba1243

Classification

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Moba is spoken by the Moba people, a subgroup of the Gurma people. Moba is part of the Gurma subgroup of the Gur languages. It is related to the Konkomba language of the Konkomba people.

Writing system

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Moba alphabet (Peace Corps Togo)[2]
a ã b c d e ɛ ɛ̃ f g h i ĩ ɩ ɩ̃ j
k l m n ŋ o õ ɔ ɔ̃ p s t r u v w y
Moba alphabet (SIL)[3]
a b c d e ɛ f g gb h i j k kp l
m n ny ŋ ŋm o ɔ p r s t u w y

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Moba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Bimoba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Peace Corps Togo 2010.
  3. ^ Moba dictionary, webonary.org

Works cited

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  • Moba O.P.L. Workbook (Oral Proficiency Learning) (PDF). Peace Corps Togo. 2010.
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Moba dictionary : https://www.webonary.org/moba