Oti–Volta languages is rather the case that many people can understand some of a language which is not their mother tongue. These languages are not mutually intelligible with Mõõré or Kusaal (a language spoken in Bawku West District and adjacent areas). 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
Synonomy in Japanese Synonomy in Japanese Synonymy in Japanese refers to two or more words or expressions in Japanese that may have the same meaning. There are many synonyms in Japanese because the Japanese language draws from several different languages for loanwords, such as Chinese and English, as well as its own native words. In Japanese, synonyms are called "dōgigo" (kanji: 同義語) or "ruigigo" (kanji: 類義語). Full synonymy, however, is rare. In general, native Japanese words may have broader meanings than those that are borrowed, Sino-Japanese words tend to suggest a more formal tone, while Western borrowed words more modern. The table below