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Gua

A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3: gwx

Population  60,200 (2003).
Region  A pocket in Éwé [ewe] area.
Language map  Ghana, reference number 30
Alternate names   Anum-Boso, Gwa
Dialects  Anu (Anum), Boso.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, South Guang
Language use  Also use Akan [aka].
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Grammar.
Comments  Traditional religion.

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Academic Publications

HATFIELD, Deborah H.; KLUGE, Angela; TOMPKINS, Barbara, authors. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey of the Gua language community."  Available online