Dagaare is the maternal language of the Dagaaba people in Ghana and Burkina Faso. It has been described as a dialect continuum that also includes Waale and Birifor.Ethnologue divides Dagaare into three languages:Southern/Central Dagaare language, which is spoken mainly in GhanaNorthern Dagara language, which is spoken mainly in Burkina FasoDagaari Dioula, which is spoken mainly in Burkina Faso, and has significant influence from the genetically unrelated Dioula language↑ ↑ ↑ ↑