Gurma (people)

Gurma dagger from Togo (before 1955)

The Gurma (also Gulimancéba , Gourmantché or Gourma) are an ethnic group in southeast Burkina Faso - the former Kingdom of Gourma ( Gulmu ) or the present-day provinces of Gnagna , Gourma , Komondjari , Kompienga and Tapoa - as well as in northern Benin , Ghana and Togo and in western Niger .

Many gourmands still adhere to traditional religions, but there are also Christians and Muslims.

Their language Gurma - also called Gourmantché - is related to the Mooré of the Mossi .

Known Gurma

• Léopold Kaziendé (1910–1999), Nigerien politician of Burkinabe origin
• Tinguizi (around 1913–1983), Nigerien storyteller

Web links

Commons : Gurma (people)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Gourmatché. La Petite académie, 2004, archived from the original on September 10, 2006 ; Retrieved July 14, 2014 (French).