Deg (language)

Deg
Spoken in	Ghana
speaker	27,500 (2003)
Linguistic classification	Niger-Congo Atlantic Congo Volta Congo North Gur Central south Grusi west Deg
Official status
Official language in	one of the national languages ​​of Ghana
Language codes
ISO 639 -1	-
ISO 639 -2	nic
ISO 639-3	mzw

Deg is the language of the African Deg and is used by about 35,000 (2014) speakers west of the Volta reservoir in the Central Region (Ghana) in Ghana .

Another 1,700 speakers live in Ivory Coast .

Alternative names are Degha, Mo, Mmfo, Aculo, Janela, and Buru. Well-known dialects are Longoro, Mangum and Boe. Deg has 78% similarities with Vagla .

See also

• List of languages ​​in Ghana
• Languages ​​of Ghana

Web links

• Ethnologue.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Degha | Languages ​​and Peoples of the Earth | Langwhich Lexicon. Retrieved April 22, 2019 .