Dangme
PrintA language of Ghana
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Adangme
Population
800,000 (2004 SIL).
Location
Southeast, coast east of Accra and inland.
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Language Status
4 (Educational). Language of recognized nationality (1951, Laws of the Gold Coast, Vernacular Literature Board Ordinance, as amended by Ordinance No. 44).
Dialects
Ada, Gbugbla, Krobo, Ningo, Osu, Shai.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible: 1999.
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Writing
Latin script, used since 1966.
Traditional religion.