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Gur and Kwa

Gur and Kwa are two of the sub-branches of the Western Sudanic sub-branch of the Niger- Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family of languages. Languages on this page so far are Akan, Dagomba, Edo, Ewe, Fon, Ga, Igbo, and Yoruba. For other sub-branches of Western Sudanic, see Mande or West Atlantic. 

Akan
						updated 1-16-2004

	Akan (Niger-Kordofanian) belongs to the Kwa sub-branch of the Western
Sudanic sub-branch of the Niger-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family of
languages.  A number of dialects comprise Akan; some of these are often thought of
as separate languages.  Among these dialects are Ashanti (also spelled Asante, and
also called Twi -- not to be confused with the Twi dialect of Dinka, a Nilo-Saharan
language) and Fanti (also spelled Fante).  Fanti is spoken in Ghana.

709.67		Blier, Suzanne Preston
B6483r			The royal arts of Africa. -- [S.l.] :

		H.N. Abrams, 1998
		RID: 97-25456		ITEM #: yor00004

780.96		The Garland handbook of African music. --
G2332			[S.l.] : Garland, 2000
		RID: 99-40652		ITEM #: afi00021

786.90966	Hartigan, Royal James, 1947-
H329w			West African rhythms for drumset / by
		Royal Hartigan with Abraham Adzenyah and
		Freeman Donkor. -- Miami, Fla. : Manhattan
		Music Publications, 1995
		RID: wln97-301718		ITEM #: ewe00001

496		Welmers, William Everett, 1916-
W457d			A descriptive grammar of Fanti
1945		RID: a47-1056		ITEM #: fat00001
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Dagomba
						updated 6-4-2003

	Dagomba (Niger-Kordofanian), also called Dagbani, belongs to the Gur sub-
branch of the Western Sudanic sub-branch of the Niger-Congo branch of the Niger-
Kordofanian family of languages.  Dagomba is spoken in Ghana.

786.9096	Locke, David, 1949-
L814dr			Drum damba. -- Crown Point, Ind. : White Cliffs Media Co., 1990
		RID: 88-20455			ITEM #: dag00001
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Edo
						updated 4-8-2003

	Edo (Niger-Kordofanian) belongs to the Kwa sub-branch of the Western
Sudanic sub-branch of the Niger-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family of
languages.  Edo is spoken in Nigeria.  Bini is one dialect, which is spoken in the
Benin area.

572.9669	Thomas, Northcote Whitridge, 1868-
T459a			Anthropological report on the Edo-speaking peoples of Nigeria. --
		New York :
		RID: 70-82082			ITEM #: edo00001
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Ewe
						updated 4-1-2003

	Ewe (Niger-Kordofanian) (pronounced "ay'-way" or "ay'-vay") belongs to the
Kwa sub-branch of the Western Sudanic sub-branch of the Niger-Congo branch of the
Niger-Kordofanian family of languages.  Ewe is spoken in Togo and Ghana; it is
written with the Latin alphabet.  One dialect is Aja.

981.4200496	Afro-Brazilian culture and politics. -- [S.l.] :
A2587			M.E. Sharpe, 1998
		RID: 97-31986		ITEM #: yor00003

572.9668	Ellis, Alfred Burdon, 1852-1894
E47y			The Yoruba-speaking peoples of the Slave Coast of West
		Africa. -- Chicago :
		RID: 64-17583		ITEM #: gaa00002

786.90966	Hartigan, Royal James, 1947-
H329w			West African rhythms for drumset / by Royal Hartigan
		with Abraham Adzenyah and Freeman Donkor ; edited by
		Dan Thress. -- Miami, Fla : Manhattan Music Publications, 1995
		RID: wln97-301718		ITEM #: ewe00001

786.9096	Locke, David, 1949-
L814d			Drum gahu. -- Crown Point, IN : White Cliffs
		Media Co., 1987
		RID: ---			ITEM #: ewe00002
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Fon
						updated 8-17-2004

	Fon (Niger-Kordofanian) belongs to the Kwa sub-branch of the Western
Sudanic sub-branch of the Niger-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family of
languages.  Fon is closely related to Ewe, another Kwa language.  Fon is also called
Fongbe or Fon-Gbe; it is spoken in the country of Benin.

981.4200496	Afro-Brazilian culture and politics. -- [S.l.] : M.E. Sharpe, 1998
A2587
		RID: 97-31986			ITEM #: yor00003

320.082096683	Bay, Edna G
B356w			Wives of the leopard. -- [S.l.] : University of
		Virginia Press, 1998
			Includes Fon words in glossary.
		RID: 97-45943			ITEM #: fon00001

709.67		Blier, Suzanne Preston
B6483r			The royal arts of Africa. -- [S.l.] : H.N. Abrams, 1998
		RID: 97-25456			ITEM #: yor00004

786.90966	Hartigan, Royal James, 1947-
H329w			West African rhythms for drumset / by Royal Hartigan
		with Abraham Adzenyah and Freeman Donkor. -- Miami, Fla. :
		Manhattan Music Publications, 1995
		RID: wln97-301718			ITEM #: ewe00001
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Ga
						updated 4-1-2003

	Ga (Niger-Kordofanian), sometimes spelled with a tilde over the "a",
belongs to the Kwa sub-branch of the Western Sudanic sub-branch of the Niger-
Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family of languages.  Ga is spoken in Ghana.

572.9668	Ellis, Alfred Burdon, 1852-1894
E47y			The Yoruba-speaking peoples of the Slave Coast
		of West Africa. -- Chicago :
		RID: 64-17583			ITEM #: gaa00002

786.90966	Hartigan, Royal James, 1947-
H329w			West African rhythms for drumset / by Royal
		Hartigan with Abraham Adzenyah and Freeman Donkor ;
		edited by Dan Thress. -- Miami, Fla. : Manhattan
		Music Publications, 1995
		RID: wln97-301718		ITEM #: ewe00001

299.64		Kilson, Marion, 1936-
K48k			Kpele lala
		RID: 79-135188			ITEM #: gaa00001
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Igbo
							updated 4-1-2003

	Igbo (Niger-Kordofanian), also spelled Ibo, belongs to the Kwa sub-branch
of the Western Sudanic sub-branch of the Niger-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian
family of languages.  Igbo is one of the major languages of Nigeria.  It is written with
the Latin alphabet.

414		Clark, Mary Morris
C594d			A dynamic treatment of tone ...
		RID: wln82-184016		ITEM #: ibo00001

306.096		Perspectives on Africa / edited and introduced
P467			by Roy Richard Grinker and Christopher B.
			Steiner. -- Oxford, UK : Blackwell, 1997
		RID: 96-21537		ITEM #: yor00005

960		Shillington, Kevin
S556h			History of Africa. -- [S.l.] : St.
1995		Martin's Press, 1995
		RID: ---			ITEM #: nil00002

401.43		Tenny, Carol
T312a			Aspectual roles and the syntax-semantics
		interface. -- [S.l.] : Kluwer Academic, 1994
		RID: 94-15056		ITEM #: dut00124
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Yoruba
						updated 6-12-2001

	Yoruba (Niger-Kordofanian) belongs to the Kwa sub-branch of the Western
Sudanic sub-branch of the Niger-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family of
languages.  Yoruba is spoken in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo; it is one of the 4 national
languages of Nigeria.  Yoruba has several dialects; it is written with the Latin alphabet.

981.4200496	Afro-Brazilian culture and politics. - [S.l.] : M.E.
A2587			Sharpe, 1998
		RID: 97-31986		ITEM #: yor00003

709.67		Blier, Suzanne Preston
B6483r			The royal arts of Africa. - [S.l.] : H.N. Abrams,
		1998
		RID: 97-25456		ITEM #: yor00004

572.9668	Ellis, Alfred Burdon, 1852-1894
E47y			The Yoruba-speaking peoples of the Slave Coast of West
		Africa. - Chicago :
		RID: 64-17583		ITEM #: gaa00002

780.98		The Garland handbook of Latin American music. - [S.l. :
G2332			Garland Pub., 2000
		RID: 00-61754		ITEM #: yor00006

299.674		Gonzalez-Wippler, Migene
G6439s.S		[Santeria. Spanish]
			Santeria : la religion. - St. Paul, Minn. : Llewellyn
		Espanol, 1999
		RID: 99-39609		ITEM #: yor00002

306.096		Perspectives on Africa / edited and introduced by Roy Richard
P467			Grinker and Christopher B. Steiner. - Oxford, UK :
			Blackwell, 1997
		RID: 96-21537		ITEM #: yor00005

496.333		Rowlands, Evan Celyn
R883y			Yoruba
		RID: wln82-5505		ITEM #: yor00001


782.42162	Seeger, Pete, 1919-
S451w			Where have all the flowers gone : a singer's stories, songs,
		seeds, robberies. - Bethlehem, PA : Sing Out, 1993
		RID: 93-8352		ITEM #: dan00019

960		Shillington, Kevin
S556h			History of Africa. - [S.l.] : St. Martin's Press, 1995
1995		RID: ---			ITEM #: nil00002
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