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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Ghana > Dangme

Dangme

A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3ada

Population  800,000 (2004 SIL).
Region  Southeast, coast east of Accra and inland.
Language map  Ghana, reference number 21
Alternate names   Adangme
Dialects  Ada, Ningo, Osu, Shai, Gbugbla, Krobo.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Ga-Dangme
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible: 1999.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Traditional religion.