Dagbani (language)
Dagbani | ||
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Spoken in |
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speaker | 800,000 (2004SIL) | |
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Official language in | one of the national languages of Ghana | |
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ISO 639 -1 |
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ISO 639 -2 |
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ISO 639-3 |
Dagbani is the language of the Dagomba in Ghana , which is spoken by about 800,000 (2004 SIL) residents.
These live mainly northeast around Tamale to the distribution area of Yendi . Dagbani is also a commercial language.
Alternative names are Dagbane, Dagomba, and Dagbamba. A dialect of Dagbani is Nanuni (Nanumba). There is 95% agreement with Mampruli , 90% with Talni and 89% with Kusaal .
See also
Web links
- Ethnologue.com
- Dagbani-English dictionary (PDF file; 896 kB)