Oti–Volta languages

Oti–Volta
Oti–Volta
Geographic; distribution	Burkina Faso, northern Ghana and Benin
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Savannas Gur Northern Oti–Volta; ; ; ; ;
Glottolog	otiv1239

The Oti–Volta languages form a subgroup of the Gur languages, comprising about 30 languages of northern Ghana, Benin, and Burkina Faso spoken by twelve million people. The most populous language is Mooré, the national language of Burkina Faso, spoken by over 55% of Burkina Faso’s 20 million population and an additional 1 million in neighboring countries such as Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, and Mali.

The family is named after the Oti and Volta rivers.

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