Gikyode

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Chode, Gichode, Kyode

Population

10,400 (2003), increasing.

Location

East central, on Togo border. 9 remote villages.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 75% with Ginyanga [ayg] of Togo.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use Akan [aka]. Used as L2 by Chala [cll].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–2%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–20%. NT: 2001.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1980.

Other Comments

Ethnonym: Akyode (Achode). Glossonym: Gikyode (correct spelling), Gichode is the correct English pronunciation. Traditional religion.