Moba language

Moba
Moba
Native to	Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso
Ethnicity	Bimoba
Native speakers	440,000 (2004–2012)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Oti–Volta Gurma Moba; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (Moba alphabet); Moba Braille
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; mfq – Moba (Togo); bim – Bimoba (Ghana)
Glottolog	moba1243

Moba is a major language of the Moba people of Togo and Ghana. However, in Ghana only 60% of ethnic Moba Gurma speak the language. There are also about 2,000 speakers in Burkina Faso.

Writing system

Moba alphabet (Peace Corps Togo)^[2]
a	ã	b	c	d	e	ẽ	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

References

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

Moba dictionary : https://www.webonary.org/moba

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[e18-1] Moba (Togo) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Bimoba (Ghana) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[FOOTNOTEPeace_Corps_Togo2010-2] Peace Corps Togo 2010.

[3] Moba dictionary, webonary.org

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Moba language

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