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The Mole–Dagbani languages are spoken by more than 20% of the population. Eleven languages have the status of government-sponsored languages: three Akan dialects (Akuapem Twi, Asante Twi and Fante) and two Mole–Dagbani languages (Dagaare and Dagbanli). The others are Ewe, Dangme, Ga, Nzema, Gonja, and Kasem. [3]
Ghanaian English is a variety of English spoken in Ghana.English is the official language of Ghana, and is used as a lingua franca throughout the country. [1] English remains the designated language for all official and formal purposes even as there are 11 indigenous government-sponsored languages used widely throughout the country.
Akan (/ ə ˈ k æ n / [2]) is the largest language of Ghana, and the principal native language of the Akan people, spoken over much of the southern half of Ghana. [3] About 80% of Ghana's population speak Akan as a first or second language, [3] and about 44% of Ghanaians are native speakers.
Those relocating to Ghana and wanting to learn a local language are in luck. Relocating To Ghana? This Is The Ghanaian Language School Teaching Black Expats Twi
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). [1] ... Ghana: 81 6 87 1.22 27,661,206 359,236 36,000
The Central Tano or Akan languages are a pair of dialect clusters of the Niger-Congo family (or perhaps the theorised Kwa languages [1]) spoken in Ghana and Ivory Coast by the Akan people. There are two or three languages, each with dialects that are sometimes treated as languages themselves: [2] [3] Akanic (primarily in Ghana)
Today, Ghana is a regional power and regional hegemon. [18] In his book Shake Hands with the Devil, ... English is the official language of Ghana. [177] [178] ...
[10] [11] Maya Angelou [12] [13] learned Fante as an adult during her stay in Ghana. Today Fante is spoken by more than 6 million people in Ghana primarily in the Central and Western Regions. It is also widely spoken in Tema, where majority of the people in that city are native Fante speakers who were settled after the new port was built.