Nzema
PrintA language of Ghana
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Appolo, Nzima
Population
262,000 in Ghana (2004 SIL). Population total all countries: 328,700.
Location
Southwest corner. Also in Côte d’Ivoire.
Language Maps
Language Status
4 (Educational). Language of recognized nationality (1951, Laws of the Gold Coast, Vernacular Literature Board Ordinance, as amended by Ordinance No. 44).
Classification
Dialects
Evalue.
Language Use
Also use Akan [aka].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible: 1999.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script, used since about 1965.
Traditional religion.