Ghanaian Pidgin English
PrintA language of Ghana
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Kroo Brofo, Kru English, Pidgin, Pidgin English
Population
5,000,000 (2011 V. Velupillai).
Location
Accra and southern towns.
Language Status
3 (Wider communication).
Classification
Language Use
Used as a lingua franca in multilingual contexts as well as an in-group language among males in secondary schools and universities with the purpose of expressing group solidarity. Informal settings: playgrounds, on campus, in bars and dorms, in family homes among younger generations. Educated urban males under age 50 are likely to use it in informal settings.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten, Latin script is sometimes used in comics.
Spoken across ethnic groups.