Dwang (language)
| Dwang | ||
|---|---|---|
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Spoken in |
Ghana | |
| speaker | 8,200 (2033 GILLBT) | |
| Linguistic classification |
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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 | ||
Dwang is the increasingly rare language of the Dwang , with around 8,200 (2003 GILLBT ) speakers in Ghana , including 1,600 Bekye, 3,300 Kenya and 3,300 Wiase.
Dwang can be found south of the Volta reservoir and the distribution area of Chumburung , east of the town of Atebubu.
Alternative names are Dwan and Nchumunu. Bekye, Kenyen and Wiase are called dialects.
Dwang approaches Kplang . There is 75% agreement with Chumburung. Cracks are well understood because of strong similarities.