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

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.

Classification edit

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 edit

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 edit

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