Gurma people

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Gurma

A semi-sphere made by the Gurma in the Musée Africain in Lyon [1]
Total population
~3.6 million[2][1]
Regions with significant populations
Ghana	1,845,255 (2021)[1]
Burkina Faso	1,496,786 (2021)[1]
Niger	188,846 (2021)[1]
Languages
Gourmanché, French, Ngangam, Ntcham, Nateni
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
other Gur peoples

Gurma (also called Gourma or Gourmantché) is an ethnic group living mainly in northeastern Ghana, Burkina Faso, around Fada N'Gourma, and also in northern areas of Togo and Benin, as well as southwestern Niger. They number approximately 1,750,000.^{[contradictory]}

They might include the Bassaries who live in northern Togo and the Northern Volta of Kingdom of Dagbon, Ghana.

Gurma is also the name of a language spoken by the Gurma people, which is part of the Gur language family. See Gourmanché and Oti–Volta languages for related languages spoken by the Gurma.