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Nyangbo

A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3nyb

Population  6,400 (2003).
Region  Southeast.
Language map  Ghana, reference number 50
Alternate names   Tutrugbu
Dialects  People who have had no contact with Tafi [tcd] had 67% intelligibility of it on tests; people 30 to 50 years old had nearly perfect comprehension. There are reportedly only phonological differences.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Avatime-Nyangbo
Language use  A population sample averaged 72% comprehension of Éwé [ewe] mixed discourse types.
Comments  Traditional religion.