List of All Languages Spoken In Ghana

List of All Languages Spoken In Ghana

Ghana is a multilingual country with over eighty [80] languages spoken by different sections of the populace.

 

This many local language is because there are many tribes that speak and study different local languages. However, many people think that Twi or Akan is the dorminant local language the people of Ghana speak.

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How many languages are spoken in Ghana?

There are eighty (80) languages that are spoken in Ghana. Among these 80 languages, some are spoken widely by majority of Ghanaians and some are spoken by just a small portion of the country’s population.

How many languages do we have in Ghana?

There are eighty (80) languages that are spoken in Ghana.

What Ghanaian Languages are Studied in Schools?

Among the 80 languages spoken in Ghana, some are studied in schools whiles others are not studied in schools. Those Languages that are studied in schools are; Ewe, Dangme, Ga, Gonja, Kasem, Akuapem Twi, Asanti Twi, Fanti, Nzema (Akan ethnic languages), Dagaare and Dagbane (Mole-Dagbani ethnic languages).

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What is the language of Ghana?

The official language of Ghana is English Language which was adopted from the United Kingdom, the country that colonized  Ghana. However, there are also 80 different local languages that are spoken in the country.

List of All Languages Spoken In Ghana

The local languages Spoken in Ghana are;

English
Akan*
Éwé
Abron
Dagbani
Dangme
Dagaar
Konkomba
Ga
Farefare
Kusaal
Mampruli
Gonja
Sehwi
Nzema
Wasa
Bimoba
Ahanta
Ntcham
Buli
Bisa
Kasem
Sisaala
Tem
Cherepon
Awutu
Birifor
Anufo
Wali
Larteh
Siwu
Chumburung
Anyin
Nafaanra
Krache
Lelemi
Deg
Kulango
Paasaal
Avatime
Sekpele
Nkonya
Jwira-Pepesa
Gua
Tampulma
Ligbi
Nawuri
Vagla
Selee
Adele
Delo
Gikyode

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh

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