Central Tano languages
(Redirected from Akan languages)
| Central Tano | |
|---|---|
| Akan | |
| Geographic distribution |
Ghana, Ivory Coast |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo
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| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | cent2262[1] |
The Central Tano or Akan languages are languages of the Niger-Kongo family (or perhaps the theorised Kwa languages[2]) spoken in Ghana and Ivory Coast by the Akan people.
- Akan language (Akan proper)
- Bia
All have written forms in the Latin script.
References[edit]
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Central Tano". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ Ameka, Felix K.; Dakubu, Mary Esther Kropp (2008). Aspect and Modality in Kwa Languages. John Benjamins Publishing. ISBN 90-272-0567-1., p. 4
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