Avatime (language)
Avatime | ||
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Spoken in |
Ghana | |
speaker | 24,000 | |
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Official status | ||
Official language in | one of the national languages of Ghana | |
Language codes | ||
ISO 639 -1 |
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ISO 639 -2 |
nic |
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ISO 639-3 |
Avatime is an endangered West African language.
In the southeast of Ghana , around Amedzofe (Amajofe), Avatime is spoken by about 24,000 (2003) people. Alternative names are Afatime, Sideme, and Sia. The closest related languages are Nyangbo and Tafi.
See also
Web links
- Avatime. A language of Ghana. Ethnologue.com
- Ronny C. Watkins: Avatime Noun Classes. Linguistics Honors Projects. Macalester College, 2010