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

Chala

A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3cll

Population  3,000 (2003 GILLBT).
Region  Volta region, Nkwanta, Odomi, Ago villages; Northern region, Jadigbe village near Seipe, south of Ekumdipe is 35% Chala.
Language map  Ghana, reference number 17
Alternate names   Cala, Tshala
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Eastern
Language use  Some also use Gikyode [acd]; proficiency is higher than in Akan [aka] which is spoken to outsiders.
Comments  Different from Ron [cla] of Nigeria. They are under the Gikyode [acd] paramount chief. Traditional religion.