Ghana kasa ahodoɔ
- Wɔatwerɛ nsɛm wei ɛwɔ Asante kasa mu
Ghana yɛ kasahodoɔ man a kasa bɛyɛ aduɔwɔtwe na wɔka wɔmu. Brɔfo kasa a Ghana sodifoɔ de gyaaɛ no abɛyɛ Ghanaman kasapɔn ne dwumadie kasa. Ɔman adehyekasa nyinaa no deɛ Akan na dodoɔ ka.
Ghana nnipakuo bɛboro aduɔson a ɛbiara wɔ ne kasa a ɛda nso. Kasa a nnipakuo bi ka no deɛ ɛmu nnipa hodoɔ nyinaa te aseɛ. Ɛbi te sɛ Dagbanli ne Mampelle kasa a Northern Regionfoɔ ka no, Frafrafoɔ ne Waalifoɔ a ɛwɔ Ghana ha Upper West Region. Kasa nnan yi firi Mole-Dagbani kasakuo mu.
Kasa yi mu dubaako na aban asɔmu de yɔ adwuma: Akan nnipakuo kasa miɛnsa (Akuapem Twi, Asante Twi, ne Fante) ne Mole-Dagbani kasa mienu (Dagaare ne Dagbani). Deɛ ɛka ho no ne Ɛwɛ, Dangme, Ga, Nzema, Gonja, ne Kasem.
Kasa a aban asɔ mu
[sesa]Kasa a aban asɔmu no yɛ dubaako ana nkron, gyina sɛdeɛ wobɛfa no, sɛ Akuapem Twi, Asante, ne Fante yɛ kasa baako anaasɛ mmiɛnsa. Bureau of Ghana Languages a ɔtee no 1951 na ɔboa kasa no twerɛ ne ne nwomayɔ ne adeɛ. Berɛ a na wɔka Ghana kasa wɔ mfitiaseɛ sukuu no na saa kasa yi na wɔde di dwuma. Saa kasa yi nyinaa ka Niger-Congo kasakuo a ne nkorabata dɔɔso no ho.
Akan (Fante, Asante Twi and Akuapem Twi)
[sesa]Akan ka Kwa nkorabata a ɛwɔ Niger-Congo kasakuo no ho, na ɛyɛ kasapɔn a ne nsonoɛ no wɔ anoano. Ɛmu miɛnsa na aban agye atomu de yɛ adwuma: Fante, Asante Twi, ne Akuapem Twi. Yɛka Akan afaafa no bomu a ɛno ne kasa a dodoɔ ka wɔ Ghana.
Ewe
[sesa]Ɛwɛ yɛ Gbe kasa a Niger-Congo nkorabata Volta-Niger nnipakuo na wɔka. Wɔka Ɛwɛ kasa no wɔ Ghana, Togo ne Benin, ɛna West Nigeria nso ka no kakraa bi.
Dagbani
[sesa]Dagbani yɛ Guru kasa no mu baako. Ɛfiri Mole-Dagbani nnipakuo a ɛwɔ Ghana ne Bukina Faso mu no. Dagombafoɔ a ɛwɔ Ghana Northern Region.
Dangme
[sesa]Dangme yɛ Ga-Dangme kasa a ɛwɔ Kwa kasapɔn no mu. Greater Accrafoɔ a ɛwɔ Ghana anaafoɔ-nifa soɔ ne Togo.
Dagaare
[sesa]Dagaare yɛ Gur kasa no mu baako.Ghana Upper West Regionfoɔ na wɔka. Wɔka no wɔ Burkina Faso nso..
Ga
[sesa]Ga yɛ Ga-Dangme kasa a ɛfiri Kwa mu. Wɔka Ga wɔ Ghana anaafoɔ-nifa famu ne Ghana kuropɔn Accra beaɛ hɔnom.
Nzema
[sesa]Nzema is one of the Bia languages, closely related to Akan. It is spoken by the Nzema people in the Western Region of Ghana. It is also spoken in the Ivory Coast.
Kasem
[sesa]Kasem is a Gurunsi language, in the Gur branch. It is spoken in the Upper Eastern Region of Ghana. It is also spoken in Burkina Faso.
Gonja
[sesa]Gonja is one of the Guang languages, part of the Tano languages within the Kwa branch along with Akan and Bia. It is spoken in the Northern Region of Ghana and Wa
Kasa ahodoɔ a nnipa dodoɔ ka wɔ Ghana
[sesa]Hyehyɛpono yi gyina nimdeɛ a Ethnologue de ama so.
Rank | Language | Speakers |
---|---|---|
1 | English | 9,800,000 |
2 | Akan (Fante/Twi) | 9,100,000 |
3 | Ghanaian Pidgin English | 5,000,000 |
4 | Ewe | 3,820,000 |
5 | Abron | 1,170,000 |
6 | Dagbani | 1,160,000 |
7 | Dangme | 1,020,000 |
8 | Dagaare | 924,000 |
9 | Konkomba | 831,000 |
10 | Ga | 745,000 |
11 | Farefare | 638,000 |
12 | Kusaal | 535,000 |
13 | Mampruli | 316,000 |
14 | Gonja | 310,000 |
15 | Sehwi | 305,000 |
16 | Nzema | 299,000 |
17 | Wasa | 273,000 |
18 | Sisaala, Tumulung | 219,000 |
19 | Sisaala, Western | 219,000 |
20 | Bimoba | 176,000 |
21 | Ahanta | 175,000 |
22 | Ntcham | 169,000 |
23 | Buli | 168,000 |
24 | Bisa | 166,000 |
25 | Kasem | 149,000 |
26 | Tem | 134,000 |
27 | Cherepon | 132,000 |
28 | Birifor, Southern | 125,000 |
29 | Anufo | 91,300 |
30 | Wali | 84,800 |
31 | Larteh | 74,000 |
32 | Siwu | 71,900 |
33 | Chumburung | 69,000 |
34 | Anyin | 66,400 |
35 | Nafaanra | 61,000 |
36 | Krache | 58,000 |
37 | Lelemi | 48,900 |
38 | Deg | 42,900 |
39 | Paasaal | 36,000 |
40 | Kabre, (language kabre) | 35,642 |
41 | Avatime | 27,200 |
42 | Kulango, Bondoukou | 27,000 |
43 | Sekpele | 23,000 |
44 | Delo | 18,400 |
45 | Jwira-Pepesa | 18,000 |
46 | Gua | 17,600 |
47 | Tampulma | 16,000 |
48 | Kulango, Bouna | 15,500 |
49 | Ligbi | 15,000 |
50 | Nawuri | 14,000 |
51 | Vagla | 13,900 |
52 | Tuwuli | 11,400 |
53 | Selee | 11,300 |
54 | Adele | 11,000 |
55 | Nkonya | 11,000 |
56 | Gikyode | 10,400 |
57 | Dwang | 8,200 |
58 | Akposo | 7,500 |
59 | Logba | 7,500 |
60 | Nkami | 7,000 |
61 | Hanga | 6,800 |
62 | Nyangbo | 6,400 |
63 | Chakali | 6,000 |
64 | Ghanaian Sign Language | 6,000 |
65 | Safaliba | 5,000 |
66 | Tafi | 4,400 |
67 | Fulfulde, Maasina | 4,240 |
68 | Adangbe/Dangbe | 4,000 |
69 | Konni | 3,800 |
70 | Adamorobe Sigh Language | 3,500 |
71 | Chala | 3,000 |
72 | Kamara | 3,000 |
73 | Kantosi | 2,300 |
74 | Kusuntu | 2,100 |
75 | Nchumbulu | 1,800 |
76 | Kplang | 1,600 |
77 | Dompo | 970 |
78 | Animere | 700 |
79 | Hausa | Unclear |
80 | Lama | Unclear |
81 | Nawdm | Unclear |
Kasa Nkyekyɛmu
[sesa]The language of Ghana belong to the following branches within the Niger–Congo language family:
- Kwa languages (Akan, Bia, Guang in Tano; Ga and Adangme)
- Gbe languages (Ewe)
- Gur languages (Gurunsi, Dagbani, Mossi, Dagaare, and Frafra in Oti–Volta)
- Senufo languages (Nafaanra)
- Kulango languages
- Mande languages (Wangara, Ligbi)
Older classifications may instead group them as Kwa, Gur, and Mande.
Hwɛ yei nso
[sesa]- Ghana
- Demographics of Ghana
- Ghanaian English
Nkekahoɔ
[sesa]External links
[sesa]- Ethnologue listing for Ghana
- Ethnologue map of languages in Ghana
- Owu-Ewie, Charles. 2006. The Language Policy of Education in Ghana: A Critical Look at the English-Only Language Policy of Education. In Selected Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, ed. John Mugane et al., 76-85. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project.
- PanAfrican L10n wiki page on Ghana
- L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde page on Ghana