Tamprusi language

Tampusi
Region	Ghana
Ethnicity	Tamprusi
Native speakers	16,000 (2003)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Southern Gurunsi Western Tampusi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tpm
Glottolog	tamp1252

Tamprusi is a

.

Names

The general and accepted name for the language is Tampulma. The name Tamprusi Is mostly used to refer to the ethnic group who speak the language, and it is unaccepted by native speakers to refer to the language.

Geographic distribution

The Tampulma language is the language of the Tamprusi people. The Tamprusi are located in the

.

The Dagomba people are also present and dominant in the Region.

Classification

The Tampulma language is one of the Gurunsi languages. It is related to the languages of Dega, Sisaala and Vagla.

The Gurunsi languages are Gur languages, which are Niger–Congo languages.

, related to Mampruli, is also a dominant language all over the area.

The Tamprussi also speak English, French and Hausa.

In a similar way as in other African languages, Tampulma has a

, which is composed of Ki- and -swahili.

See also

• Tammari language
• Mamprusi language
• Kusasi language

References