What are the main languages in Ghana?
English
Ghana/Official languages
What are the 6 ethnic groups in Ghana?
There six major ethnic groups in Ghana – the Akan, Ewe, Ga-Adangbe, Mole-Dagbani, Guan, Gurma.
Are there any Indians in Ghana?
The Indian community in Ghana is estimated at about 10,000. Some of them have been in Ghana for over 70 years. The business activities of Indians in Ghana have contributed in a major way to Ghana’s economic development.
What language do the Mole Dagbani speak?
Gur languages
They speak the Dagbani language which belongs to the Mole-Dagbani sub-group of the Gur languages. There are around 1 to 2 million speakers of Dagbani. The Dagomba are historically related to the Mossi people….Dagomba people.
| People | Dagomba |
|---|---|
| Language | Dagbani |
| Country | Dagbon |
How many ethnic languages are spoken in Ghana?
Ghana has about 50 indigenous languages (Dakubu, 1996), and the major ones are Akan, Ewe, Ga, Dagaare, and Dagbani, with English as the official language. Out of these languages, only 11 languages are taught in the schools and few of them are used on the radio and television.
How many dialects are there in Ghana?
These four languages are of Mole-Dagbani ethnicity….
| Languages of Ghana | |
|---|---|
| Regional | Government-sponsored languages:Fante, Akuapem Twi, Asante Twi, Ewe, Dagaare, Dagbani, Dangme, Ga, Gonja, Kasem, Nzema |
What are the 5 main ethnic groups in Ghana?
Major ethnic groups in Ghana include the Akan at 47.5% of the population, the Mole-Dagbon at 16.6%, the Ewe at 13.9%, the Ga-Dangme at 7.4%, the Gurma at 5.7%, the Guan at 3.7%, the Grusi at 2.5%, the Kusaasi at 1.2%, and the Bikpakpaam a.k.a. Konkomba people at 3.5%. 4.3% of the population is white.
How many languages are there in Ghana?
Which language does Dagomba people speak?
Nanumba is a dialect of
According to Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nanumba is a dialect of the Dagbani language which is spoken by the Dagbamba or Dagomba people of northern Ghana (1992, 266). The language of the Dagbamba is called Dagbani and belongs to the Gur language family (ibid., 264).