Kantosi

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A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3
xkt
Alternate Names
Dagaare-Dioula, Kantonsi, Yare, Yarsi
User Population

2,300 (2003 GILLBT). 280–400 in Sandema District, probably about 280 in Kpaliwongo.

Location

Upper East region: Sandema district, Bolgatonga, Kpaliwogo, Nalerigu, Navrongo, and near Wa.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Southeast
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Kamara [jmr], Farefare [gur], and Dagbani [dag].

Language Use

Shifting to languages where they settled: those in Funsi now speak Pasaale [sig], those near Wa now speak Wali [wlx]. Home. Some of all ages. Also use Buli [bwu], especially in Sandema.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kantosi
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

A source says they are from Niger or Mali. Distinct from Dagari-Dioula [dgd] in Burkina Faso. Muslim.