Oti–Volta languages Oti–Volta languages 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 Mõõré, the national language of Burkina, spoken by five million people. The family is named for the Oti and Volta rivers. The internal classification of Oti–Volta, as worked out by Manessy 1975–79 and Naden 1989 (Williamson & Blench 2000) is as follows: Native Dagbani speakers assert that Dagbani is mutually intelligible with Dagaare, Frafra, Mamprusi, and Wali, but in the case of Dagaare, Frara and Wali it
Law on the languages of the peoples of the Republic of Bashkortostan Law on the languages of the peoples of the Republic of Bashkortostan The Law on the languages of the peoples of the Republic of Bashkortostan is a law aimed at protecting and preserving the languages of the peoples of Bashkortostan. According to the law, all the signs and indicators should be in Bashkir and Russian. Substantive provisions of the law include the following sections. In the Republic of Bashkortostan recognized equality of languages. Equality of languages - the totality of the rights of peoples and the person on the conservation and comprehensive development of the native language, freedom of choice