Gikyode
PrintA language of Ghana
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Chode, Gichode, Kyode
Population
10,400 (2003), increasing.
Location
East central, on Togo border. 9 remote villages.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Lexical similarity: 75% with Ginyanga [ayg] of Togo.
Language Use
Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use Akan [aka].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–2%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–20%. NT: 2001.
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Writing
Latin script, used since 1980.
Ethnonym: Akyode (Achode). Glossonym: Gikyode (correct spelling), Gichode is the correct English pronunciation. Traditional religion, Christian.