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Nafaanra

A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3: nfr

Population	61,000 in Ghana (2003 GILLBT), increasing.
Region	West border, east of Bondoukou. Also in Côte d’Ivoire.
Language map	Ghana, reference number 46
Alternate names	Banda, Dzama, Gambo, Nafaara, Nafana, Pantera-Fantera
Dialects	Pantera, Fantera.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Senufo, Nafaanra
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. All ages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 1984.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Banda’, ‘Banafo’, or ‘Nafana’ are names for the people. SOV; postpositions; genitives before noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives after noun heads; question word initial; word order distinguishes subject, object, indirect object; ergativity; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVV; tonal. Intensive agriculturalists: tobacco, yams, cotton, peanuts; animal husbandry: cattle guarded by Fulani. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

JORDAN, Dean, author. 1978. "Nafaara tense-aspect in the folk tale."  

Vernacular Publications

Baŋga na. 1998.

Blɔ pɔ haŋu. 1994.

E ti o brɔfu yo = Let's speak English. 2002.

E ti oo biile le chichie: pɔ winchaara. 1998.

Muyɛ pe tuwe-1. 1998.

Nafaanra hlɛ ni tɔɔnri 3. 1987.

Nafaara hlɛ ni tɔɔnri 1, 2, 3. n.d.

Nafaara yɔmɛɛlɛ. 1977.

Ni mbuura ye--anitobi 1-3. 1975.

Talintnɛɛ tiŋge shɔ. 1998.