living languages in Ghana

Welcome to living languages in Ghana
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Living languages

Abron

[abr] 1,050,000 in Ghana (2003). Population total all countries: 1,181,700. Southwestern Ghana, northwest of Asante Twi. Also spoken in Côte d’Ivoire. Alternate names:
Brong, Bron, Doma, Gyaman.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano,
Central, Akan
Adamorobe Sign Language
[ads] 3,400 including hearing people (2003). Adamorobe, a
village in the Eastern Region. The district capital is
Aburi. Classification: Deaf sign language

Adangbe

[adq] Population total all countries: 2,000. Border area with Togo directly east of Ho. Agotime are mainly in Ghana.  Volta Region. Ghana towns are Kpoeta, Apegame, and others.  Also spoken in Togo. Alternate names: Dangbe, Adantonwi, Agotime, Adan.  Dialects: Close to Igo.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank,
Kposo-Ahlo-Bowili

Adele

[ade] 11,000 in Ghana (2003). East central border with Togo.  Upper Adele is in Togo, Lower Adele in Ghana. Alternate names: Gidire, Bidire.  Dialects: Upper Adele, Lower Adele.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Basila-Adele

Ahanta

[aha] 142,000 (2003). Southwest coast. Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo,
Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Bia, Southern

Akan

[aka] 8,300,000 (2004 SIL). Population includes 2,800,000 Asante Twi, 1,900,000 Fante, 555,000 Akuapem Twi (2004). The Asante are south central, Ashanti Province. The Akuapem are southeast, in areas north of Accra. The Fante are south central, between Winneba, Takoradi, and Obuasi. Dialects:
Fante (Fanti, Mfantse), Akuapem (Akwapem Twi, Twi, Akuapim, Akwapi), Asante (Ashante Twi, Asanti, Achanti), Agona, Dankyira, Asen, Akyem Bosome, Kwawu (Kwahu), Ahafo.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Akan
Akposo
[kpo] 7,500 in Ghana (2003). Southern. Alternate names:
Kposo, Ikposo, Akposso.  Dialects: Amou Oblou, Ikponu, Iwi (Uwi), Litime (Badou), Logbo, Uma.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank,
Kposo-Ahlo-Bowili
Animere
[anf] 700 (2003). East central, Kecheibi and Kunda villages,
remote location. None in Togo. Alternate names: Anyimere,
Kunda.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Kebu-Animere
Anufo
[cko] 66,000 in Ghana (2003). Population total all
countries: 137,600. Northeast around Wawjayga. Also spoken
in Benin, Togo. Alternate names: Chokosi, Chakosi, Kyokosi,
Tchokossi, Tiokossi.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano,
Central, Bia, Northern

Anyin

[any] 250,000 in Ghana (2003). Between Abron to the north, Nzema to the south, Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Twi to the east. The Aowin dialect is in Ghana. Alternate names: Anyi, Agni.  Dialects: Aowin (Brissa, Brosa).  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo,
Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Bia, Northern

Avatime

[avn] 24,000 (2003). Southeast, center at Amedzofe (Amajofe). Alternate names: Afatime, Sideme, Sia.  Dialects:
Close to Nyangbo, Tafi.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Avatime-Nyangbo

Awutu

[afu] 180,000 (2003). Coast, west of Accra. Dialects: Awutu,
Efutu, Senya.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, South Guang

Bimoba

[bim] 120,000 (2004 SIL). Ethnic population: 200,000.  Northeast, Gambaga District, south of Kusaasi, north of Konkomba. Alternate names: Moar, Moor.  Dialects: Related to Moba of Togo, but not inherently intelligible with it.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Gurma, Moba

Birifor, Southern

[biv] 125,000 in Ghana (2003). Population total all countries: 129,308. Northwest corner. Also spoken in Côte d’Ivoire. Alternate names: Birifo, Ghana Birifor.  Dialects:
A separate language from Wali, Dagaari, Malba-Birifor of
Burkina Faso.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta,
Western, Northwest, Dagaari-Birifor, Birifor

Bissa

[bib] 165,900 in Ghana (2003). Northeast. Alternate names:

Bisa.  Dialects: Lebir (Western Bisa), Baraka (Eastern

Bisa).  Classification: Niger-Congo, Mande, Eastern,
Eastern, Bissa

Buli

[bwu] 150,000 (2003 GILLBT). Sandema District. None in
Burkina Faso. Alternate names: Builsa, Bulisa, Kanjaga,
Guresha.  Dialects: Konni is the closest language. Lexical
similarity 77% with Mampruli.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern,
Oti-Volta, Buli-Koma
Chakali
[cli] 6,000 (2003 GILLBT). East of Wa. Ducie is largest
village. Dialects: Lexical similarity is 62% with Tampulma,
68% with Vagla.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern,
Grusi, Western

Chala

[cll] 3,000 (2003 GILLBT). Villages of Nkwanta, Odomi, Ago in the Volta Region. Jadigbe village near Seipe, south of Ekumdipe in the Northern Region is 35% Chala. None in Togo.
Alternate names: Tshala, Cala.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern,
Grusi, Eastern
Cherepon
[cpn] 111,000 (2003). A pocket between the Ga and Twi areas,
north of Larteh. Alternate names: Okere, Kyerepong,
Chiripong, Chiripon.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano,
Guang, South Guang

Chumburung

[ncu] 69,000 (2004 SIL). Population includes 2,700 Yeji. A triangular area with Volta Lake on the south, Daka River on the northwest, Yeji south of the lake. Alternate names:
Nchumburung, Nchimburu, Nchummuru, Kyongborong.  Dialects:
Northern Chumburung (Banda), Southern Chumburung (Lonto, Gurubi, Chinderi, Bejamse, Borae), Yeji (Yedji). Reported to be intelligible with Krache; however, Krache speakers are not inclined to use Chumburung materials. Lexical similarity 77% with Yeji, 79% with Kplang, 78% with Krache, 69% with Dwang, 67% with Nawuri and Gichode, 60% with Gonja.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, North Guang
Dagaare, Southern
[dga] 700,000 (2003). 1,000,000 including Northern Dagara in Burkina Faso (2003). Northwest corner of Ghana, western part of Upper West Region. Alternate names: Southern Dagari, Dagari, Dagara, Degati, Dagati, Dogaari, Dagaare.  Dialects:
Dagaare and Birifor are partially intelligible. It is distinct from Northern Dagara in Burkina Faso.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western,
Northwest, Dagaari-Birifor, Dagaari

Dagbani

[dag] 800,000 (2004 SIL). Northeast around Tamale and as far as Yendi. Alternate names: Dagbane, Dagomba, Dagbamba.  Dialects: Nanuni (Nanumba). Lexical similarity 95% with Mampruli, 90% with Talni, 89% with Kusaal.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur,
Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Southeast

Dangme

[ada] 800,000 (2004 SIL). Southeast, coast east of Accra and
inland. Alternate names: Adangme.  Dialects: Ada, Ningo,
Osu, Shai, Gbugbla, Krobo.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Ga-Dangme

Deg

[mzw] 26,400 in Ghana (2003). Population total all countries: 27,500. West central, west of Volta Lake. Also spoken in Côte d’Ivoire. Alternate names: Degha, Mo, Mmfo, Aculo, Janela, Buru.  Dialects: Longoro, Mangum, Boe.
Lexical similarity 78% with Vagla.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur,
Central, Southern, Grusi, Western

Delo

[ntr] 10,900 in Ghana (2003). Population total all countries: 16,300. East central border with Togo. The paramount chief is at Brewaniase, 20 miles south of Nkwanta.
Also spoken in Togo. Alternate names: Ntrubo, Ntribu,
Ntribou.  Dialects: It has been reclassified from Kwa to Gur
family.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Eastern

Dompo

[doy] 60 to 70 (1999 Blench). Ethnic population: 965 (2000 WCD). Brong-Ahafo Region, a quarter of Banda called Dompofie. Alternate names: Dumpo, Ndmpo.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo,
Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, North Guang

Dwang

[nnu] 8,200 (2003 GILLBT). Population includes 1,600 Bekye, 3,300 Kenyen, 3,300 Wiase. South of Volta Lake and the Chumburung, east of Atebubu. Alternate names: Dwan, Nchumunu.  Dialects: Bekye, Kenyen, Wiase. A dialect cluster. Closest to Kplang. 75% comprehension of Chumburung.  Krache is understood well because of contact.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, North Guang
English
[eng]   Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West,
English

Éwé

[ewe] 2,250,500 in Ghana (2003). Population total all countries: 3,112,400. Southeast corner. Also spoken in Togo.  Alternate names: Eibe, Ebwe, Eve, Efe, Eue, Vhe, Gbe, Krepi, Krepe, Popo.  Dialects: Anglo (Anlo), Awuna, Hudu, Kotafoa.  Westernmost language of the Gbe language cluster.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe

Farefare

[gur] 820,000 in Ghana (2003). Population includes up to 656,000 in the Upper East Region, and at least 164,000 in various towns and cities in other regions (2003). Population total all countries: 845,100. Northeast Ghana, Upper East Region around Bolgatanga, Frafra District, and as far west as Navrongo. Also spoken in Burkina Faso. Alternate names:
Frafra, Gurenne, Gurune, Nankani.  Dialects: Gurune (Gudenne, Gurenne, Gudeni, Zuadeni), Nankani (Naani, Nankanse), Booni, Talni (Talensi, Talene), Nabt (Nabit, Nabde, Nabte, Nabdam, Nabdug, Nabrug, Nabnam, Namnam). 5 major dialects and many minor ones, all able to use the published materials. The dialects are divided according to geography and ethnic sub-boundaries. Some dialects are named after towns or localities. Speakers consider Dagaare in particular to be a sister language.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur,
Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Northwest
Fulfulde, Maasina
[ffm] 7,300 in Ghana (1991). Northern, in small groups.
Alternate names: Peul, Fulbe, Maacina.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern,
Senegambian, Fulani-Wolof, Fula, West Central

Ga

[gaa] 600,000 (2004 SIL). Southeast, coast around Accra.
Alternate names: Amina, Gain, Accra, Acra.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Ga-Dangme
Ghanaian Sign Language
[gse]   Dialects: Related to American and Nigerian sign languages. Brought in 1957 by missionary Andrew Foster.  Differs from American Sign Language in lexicon. There are new and local signs, and some modified from ASL.
Classification: Deaf sign language
Gikyode
[acd] 10,400 (2003). East central, on the border with Togo.
Remote. 9 villages. Alternate names: Kyode, Chode.
Dialects: Lexical similarity 75% with Ginyanga of Togo.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, North Guang
Gonja
[gjn] 230,000 (2004 SIL). In the southern part of the Northern Region, west central Ghana, around the upper branches of the Volta Lake, and from the Black Volta River to the area on both sides of the White Volta. Alternate names: Ngbanyito.  Dialects: Gonja, Choruba (Choroba). It is not intelligible with Chumburung.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo,
Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, North Guang
Gua
[gwx] 60,200 (2003). A pocket in Éwé area. Alternate names: Anum-Boso, Gwa.  Dialects: Anu (Anum), Boso.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, South Guang
Hanga
[hag] 6,800 (2003 GILLBT). Population includes 4,100 in the traditional area, 2,700 elsewhere. North central, southeast of the Mole game reserve, Damongo District. The biggest village is Murugu. Alternate names: Anga.  Dialects:
Northern Hanga, Southern Hanga. Kamara is a separate
language. Subdialects of Southern Hanga are Langantere,
Murugu, Damongo; subdialects of Northern Hanga are Yazori
and Bowena. Lexical similarity 84% with Dagaare and
Farefare.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta,
Western, Southeast
Hausa
[hau]   Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.1
Jwira-Pepesa
[jwi] 18,000 (2003 GILLBT). Southwest corner. The Jwira live north of Axim from Bamiankaw to Humjibere along the Ankobra River (18 villages). The Pepesa live on Wasa land between Agona Junction and Tarkwa. Dompim is the main town. A mountain range separates the two groups. Alternate names:
Pepesa-Jwira.  Dialects: Jwira, Pepesa. 60% intelligibility
of Nzema.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Bia,
Southern
Kabiyé
[kbp]  North. Alternate names: Kabire, Cabrai, Kabure,
Kabye, Cabrais.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern,
Grusi, Eastern
Kamara
[jmr] 3,000 (2003 GILLBT). Ethnic population: 5,000 in Ghana (2003 GILLBT). Larabanga village, about 10 miles along the road west of Damongo, in the middle of the Northern Region, on the edge of the Hanga area. Safaliba sources report another small village about 15 to 20 miles south of Bole.  Some ethnic Kamara in Mandari speak Safaliba, not Kamara. J.
Becuwe reports a population of 3,000 in Bouna, Côte
d’Ivoire (1981). Dialects: Significantly different from
Hanga, and distinct culturally. Closer to Dagbani than to
Hanga (G. Hunt 1997).  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern,
Oti-Volta, Western, Southeast
Kantosi
[xkt] 2,300 in Ghana (2003 GILLBT). Population includes 280 to 400 in Sandema District, probably about 280 in Kpaliwongo. North central Ghana, Sandema District, among the Bulsa (Buli language). Other settlements near Wa, in Navrongo, Bolgatonga, Nalerigu, and Kpaliwogo. They say Kpaliwongo, a village southeast of Funsi (Upper West Region), is their place of origin. After being destroyed during the days of slave-raiding, it was rebuilt and Kantosis have moved back. Also spoken in Burkina Faso.  Alternate names: Kantonsi, Yare, Yarsi, Dagaare-Dioula.
Dialects: Close to Kamara, Farefare, Dagbani.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Southeast
Kasem
[xsm] 130,000 in Ghana (2004 SIL). North central (Navrongo District). Alternate names: Kasena, Kassena, Kassene.
Dialects: Nunuma, Lela, Kasem, Fere.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur,
Central, Southern, Grusi, Northern
Konkomba
[xon] 500,000 in Ghana (2003). Population total all countries: 550,100. Northeast border area around Guerin, Yendi District. Many groups are scattered throughout north central Ghana. Also spoken in Togo. Alternate names:
Likpakpaln, Kpankpam, Kom Komba.  Dialects:
Lichabool-Nalong, Limonkpel, Linafiel, Likoonli, Ligbeln.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Gurma
Konni
[kma] 3,800 (2003 GILLBT). Remote and isolated. Southeast of the Sisaala and west of the Mamprusi. No roads. 5 villages;
Yikpabongo is the main one, Nangurima is another. Alternate names: Koni, Koma, Komung.  Dialects: Related to Mampruli, Hanga, Buli. Lexical similarity 60% with Buli.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Buli-Koma
Kplang
[kph] 1,600 (2003 GILLBT). South of Volta Lake, south of
Yeji (Chumburung). Alternate names: Prang.  Dialects: 73%
intelligibility of Chumburung. 96% comprehension of Yeji due
to proximity. Lexical similarity 92% with Yeji Chumburung,
79% with Chumburung.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano,
Guang, North Guang
Krache
[kye] 58,000 (2004 SIL). Central, near Nchimburu, area of Kete Krachi. Alternate names: Krachi, Krakye, Kaakyi.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, North Guang
Kulango, Bondoukou
[kzc] 27,000 in Ghana (2003 GILLBT). West central, west of Wenchi. Alternate names: Nkuraeng, Nkurange, Koulango, Kulange, Kolango, Bonduku Kulango.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Kulango
Kulango, Bouna
[nku] 15,500 in Ghana (1991). West central border area.
Alternate names: Nkuraeng, Buna Kulango, Bouna Koulango.
Dialects: Sekwa, Nabanj.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Kulango
Kusaal
[kus] 420,000 in Ghana (2004 SIL). Population includes 350,000 Angole, 70,000 Toende. Population total all countries: 437,000. Northeast corner, Bawku District. Also spoken in Burkina Faso. Alternate names: Kusale, Kusasi.  Dialects: Angole (Eastern Kusaal), Toende (Western Kusaal).  Further investigation of Toende in Burkina Faso is needed, including inherent intelligibility and language attitudes.  Possible marginal intelligibility of Eastern (Angole) Kusaal. Many claim to be able to understand the related languages: Mòoré, Dagbani, Mampruli, Farefare (Gurenne).  Kusaal is a member of the Mòoré-Dagbani cluster.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western,
Southeast, Kusaal
Lama
[las] Several hundred or perhaps thousands in Ghana (1996).  About 100 km south of Bassar, over to Yendi, and even as far as Tamale, and southeast of Tamale. Alternate names: Lamba, Losso.  Dialects: Kadjala (Kadjalla).  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur,
Central, Southern, Grusi, Eastern
Larteh
[lar] 74,000 (2003 GILLBT). A pocket in the Ga and Twi areas, south of Cherepon. Alternate names: Late, Lete, Gua.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, South Guang
Lelemi
[lef] 48,900 (2003). Southeast, town of Jasikan. Alternate
names: Lefana, Lafana, Buem.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Lelemi, Lelemi-Akpafu
Ligbi
[lig] 15,000 in Ghana (2003 GILLBT). Population total all countries: 19,000. Numasa, northwest Brong-Ahafo, East of Sampa and northwest of Wenchi. Also spoken in Côte d’Ivoire. Alternate names: Ligwi, Nigbi, Nigwi, Tuba, Banda, Dzowo, Namasa, Tsie, Weila, Wiila, Weela, Jogo.

Dialects:
Bungase, Gyogo, Hwela (Weila, Wiila, Weela, Vwela), Dwera (Manji-Kasa), Atumfuor (Atumfuor-Kasa), Ntoleh.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Mande, Western,
Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Jogo-Jeri, Jogo
Logba
[lgq] 7,500 (2003). Southeast. Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Logba
Mampruli
[maw] 220,000 in Ghana (2004 SIL). East and west of Gambaga, northeast Northern Region. Also spoken in Togo. Alternate names: Mamprule, Manpelle, Ngmamperli.  Dialects: Eastern Mampruli, Western Mampruli. 50% intelligibility of Dagbani.  Lexical similarity 95% with Dagbani, 90% with Farefare.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Southeast
Nafaanra
[nfr] 61,000 in Ghana (2003 GILLBT). Western border, east of Bondoukou in Côte d’Ivoire. Also spoken in Côte d’Ivoire. Alternate names: Nafana, Nafaara, Pantera-Fantera, Banda, Dzama, Gambo.  Dialects: Pantera, Fantera.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
North, Gur, Senufo, Nafaanra
Nawdm
[nmz]  In Accra, Ho, Kpandu, and Volta Region. Alternate
names: Naudm, Nawdam, Naoudem.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern,
Oti-Volta, Yom-Nawdm
Nawuri
[naw] 14,000 (2003 GILLBT). East central, mostly on the western bank of the Oti River branch of Lake Volta.  Dialects: Closest inherent intelligibility of Gikyode. Not intelligible with Chumburung. Highest lexical similarity with the Buipe dialect of Gonja (72%).  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo,
Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, North Guang
Nchumbulu
[nlu] 1,800 (2003 SIL). Three villages west of Volta Lake
near Kplang. Dialects: May use Chumburung or Dwan
literature.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, North Guang
Nkonya
[nko] 28,000 (2004 SIL). Southeast Ghana, northwest of the
Éwé. Some among the Gua. Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano,
Guang, North Guang
Ntcham
[bud] 57,000 in Ghana (2004 SIL).  Alternate names: Tobote, Ncham, Bassar, Bassari, Basari, Basar, Basare.  Dialects:
Bitaapul.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta,
Gurma, Ntcham
Nyangbo
[nyb] 6,400 (2003). Southeast Ghana. Alternate names:
Tutrugbu.  Dialects: People who have had no contact with Tafi had 67% intelligibility of it on tests; people 30 to 50 years old had nearly perfect comprehension. There are reported to be only phonological differences.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Kwa, Left Bank, Avatime-Nyangbo
Nzema
[nzi] 262,000 in Ghana (2004 SIL). Population total all countries: 328,700. Southwest corner. Also spoken in Côte d’Ivoire. Alternate names: Nzima, Appolo.  Dialects: Evalue.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Paasaal
[sig] 36,000 (2003 GILLBT). Upper West Region, 80 km south of Tumu, 105 km east of Wa, about 18 villages. Alternate names: Pasaale, Funsile, Southern Sisaala, Pasaale Sisaala.  Dialects: Gilbagala, Pasaali. Gilbagala is closer to Paasaal than to Tumulung Sisaala. The dialect in Funsi Kundogo is predominant among the Paasaal villages.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur,
Central, Southern, Grusi, Western
Safaliba
[saf] 4,000 (2003). Immediately west and south of Bole, western Northern Region. Villages of Mandari, Tanyire, Manfuli, and Gbenfu, and settlements in the nearby towns of Bote, Sawla, Kalba. Speakers also reported in Vonkoro and Bouna, Côte d’Ivoire. Alternate names: Safali, Safalaba, Safalba.  Dialects: Lexical similarity 79% with Dagaari.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Northwest
Sehwi
[sfw] 250,000 (2003). Southwest Ghana. Alternate names:
Sefwi, Asahyue.  Dialects: Close to Anyin of Côte
d’Ivoire.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Bia,
Northern
Sekpele
[lip] 23,400 (2003). Southeast, north of Hohoe. Alternate names: Likpe, Mu, Bosele.  Dialects: Sekwa, Sekpele.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Lelemi, Likpe-Santrokofi
Selee
[snw] 11,300 (2003 GILLBT). Southeast, villages of Benua,
Bume, Gbodome. Alternate names: Santrokofi, Sentrokofi,
Bale, Sele.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Lelemi, Likpe-Santrokofi
Sisaala, Tumulung
[sil] 105,000 (2003 GILLBT). North central, Tumu District.
Alternate names: Sisai, Issala, Hissala, Sisala Tumu,
Isaalung.  Dialects: Isala, Gil Bagale (Galebagla), Nsihaa,
Potule.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Western
Sisaala, Western
[ssl] 30,000 (2003 GILLBT). North central, Lambusie and
surrounding towns. Alternate names: Busillu Sisala, Sisai,
Issala, Hissala.  Dialects: Close to Sissala of Burkina
Faso.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Western
Siwu
[akp] 27,000 (2003). Southeast, north of Hohoé. Alternate names: Akpafu-Lolobi, Lolobi-Akpafu, Siwusi.  Dialects:
Akpafu, Lolobi. Lolobi and Akpafu are inherently
intelligible, but have been politically separate since the
1800s. A population sample averaged 66% comprehension of
Éwé mixed discourse types.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Lelemi,
Lelemi-Akpafu
Tafi
[tcd] 4,400 (2003). East central, near the Togo border. None in Togo. Alternate names: Tegbo.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank,
Avatime-Nyangbo
Tampulma
[tpm] 16,000 (2003). North central, south of Sisaala, Damongo District, 25 villages. Alternate names: Tamprusi, Tampole, Tampolem, Tampolense, Tamplima, Tampele.  Dialects:
2 inherently intelligible dialects. Lexical similarity 62%
with Chakali.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Western
Tem
[kdh] 53,000 in Ghana. Most in Accra. Alternate names:
Kotokoli, Cotocoli, Tim, Timu, Temba.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur,
Central, Southern, Grusi, Eastern
Tuwuli
[bov] 11,400 (2003 GILLBT). Volta Region, from Volta Lake
eastward to Amanfro on the Hohoe-Jasikan road. Not found in
Togo. Alternate names: Bowiri, Bowili, Liwuli, Siwuri,
Bawuli, Tuwili.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank,
Kposo-Ahlo-Bowili
Vagla
[vag] 13,500 (2003 GILLBT). West central near Sawla, Northern Province, Damongo District. Alternate names:
Vagala, Sitigo, Kira, Konosarola, Paxala.  Dialects: Bole, Buge. Lexical similarity 68% with Chakali.  Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur,
Central, Southern, Grusi, Western
Wali
[wlx] 138,000 (2003). Northwest corner. Alternate names:
Waali, Wala, Ala, Ouala.  Dialects: Fufula, Yeri Waali,
Cherii, ‘Bulengee, ‘Dolimi. Distinct from Birifor and
Dagaari.  Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta,
Western, Northwest
Wasa
[wss] 309,000 (2003). Southwestern Ghana. Alternate names:
Wasaw, Wassa.  Dialects: Amenfi, Fianse. Some
intelligibility of Abron.  Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano,
Central, Akan
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Basty Abass has survived life being naked without clothing, panties, bedding or even a mat and electricity

A stripling of 23-years-old has been spending the last 20 years in isolation in the Nkwanta south of the Oti region, because of a medical condition.

Basty Abass passes urine, defecates, eats and sleeps in a room locked and heavily secured with a padlock so that he would not get the opportunity to walk out.

Food and water are passed through the window to him. His only source of seeing light is through his window.

According to some neighbours, food and water are not consistent so he often cries out for help when he feels hungry and thirsty.

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Basty depends on some caring strangers and passersby to get him water. He appears like a 13-year-old boy even though he is 23 years of age.

According to Basty’s father, Mallam Abass Abdulai, the family decided to isolate him because of his condition.

Basty has survived life being naked without clothing, panties, bedding or even a mat and electricity. He sleeps in unhygienic and horrifying conditions in a room that has no cement floor.

The experience

When I chanced on Basty, he drew my attention through a sign language indicating that he needed water and food.

So when I eventually got him the water, he pulled out a very dirty old sponge dish which would not even be accepted on a dumping site as his drinking cup.

I understood Basty’s situation better after I entered his room with his father.

Basty’s story

Mallam Abdulai told me that his son is epileptic and is unable to independently think for himself, understand what he is told or take care of himself.

According to him, his son defecates anywhere so he thought confining him in a room is the best option to prevent him from being attacked by his epilepsy in the open. 

He added that it was to avoid the embarrassment from outsiders coming to tell him to get Basty if he suffers an attack while in public.

When I enquired why he is absolutely naked all day and night without a mat or beddings while his father is gainfully employed as a tailor and the step-mother a cloth dealer, Mallam Abdulai answered that Basty defecates and urinates in his clothes and everything around him.

Basty’s mother abandoned him when he was just 18 months old and has since not returned. He was raised by his grandmother who has passed on. 

“Basty spent six years before walking, he was unable to talk or do something for himself and it has not easy for me as a father,” he narrated.

The young man is unable to communicate his needs due to the rejection he suffered in the past 23 years

He appears to be a free-hearted fellow and would say ‘nodae’ in Kotokoli language which literally means welcome or “two thousand ‘mahw’,” which he means give me 20 pesewas to buy rice. Those are the only expressions Basty uttered each time I visited him.

Basty’s health keeps deteriorating.

Mallam Abdulai said he had been trying without any success to reach out to the appropriate authorities and philanthropist to come to their aid.

The situation of children with such conditions in the Nkwanta South municipality is a dire one that needs urgent attention.

These children lack access to education; they are not enrolled in formal education or vocational training.

There is a need for a rehabilitation centre, a special need school or a vocational centre to aid such persons in the municipality.

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Muslims playing active role in Togo

    

Islam reached Togo about the same time as it did in much of West Africa. Tribes and other communities of the region came in contact with Islam in the 1700’s that came across the salt and gold trade routes. The Berber and Tuareg merchants traveled the trans-Saharan trade routes.
Muslim scholars, teaching their beliefs and establishing mosques and madrassas along the routes, accompanied traders on their journeys. The Hausa and the Fulani, a traditionally nomadic group, traveled all over West Africa, taking their Muslim beliefs to places such as present-day Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
In the absence of any reliable data, the Muslim population in the Republic of Togo ranges between 12 and 20 percent. The imam and preacher of the Salam Mosque in Lome, Sheikh Haroun Al-Hassan however puts the figure as much as 50 percent of Togo’s total 5,000,000 population, which appears exaggerated.
Almost every tribe and community has Muslim population. Kotokoli for instance is the largest community in Togo that is concentrated in the center of Togo in the region of Sokode. The Kotokoli used to control a principal trade route and developed a reputation for dealings in trade. They converted to Islam in the 1800’s. Today, almost all of the Kotokoli with a population of over 200,000 are Muslim, sincerely practicing the faith of Islam.
Daawa work is undergoing in the republic and a number of Islamic organizations have come up. They work for the welfare of the Muslims in the country. Many villagers are now gravitating toward Islam and embracing the faith in large numbers. The Muslim organizations are working to spread peace, justice, love and freedom, as also to help the Muslims live a decent life as also co-exist with followers of other faiths.
They aim at spreading the message of Islam and the Islamic culture and education.
The Federation of Togo Muslims is one such organization, which is the largest one. It takes care of new Muslims and has discouraged extremism and violence. Many Togolese, including members of the Christian clergy are accepting Islam.
Ahmadu Tito, Federation’s secretary-general, said that the Muslims have established good relations with the government of Togo. Many Muslims serve in the government as civil servants. The minister of defense, minister of justice, Parliament speaker, and the private advisor to the president, are all Muslims. Only two year ago, the country’s minister of local government embraced Islam.
Muslims in Togo give top priority to education and have established several schools. There are several schools teaching Islam and modern education.
The Federation runs two schools in Lome in which French and Arabic are taught. It has also established an Islamic Center in Logi, and a Muslim Academy at Sonko.
It has received help from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to run the Muslim Academy, in which 500 students get education from primary to secondary level. The Federation has several other smaller educational institutions in various parts of the country.
To develop better educational curricula, several educationists have traveled to various countries in North Africa, such as Tunisia and Morocco, to study their curricula, and recommend their application in the schools in Togo.
The West African country has many mosques, 40 of them in Lome alone; two of which are large ones, and are filled to capacity with worshippers, particularly on Fridays, when they overflow and some of the worshippers have to pray on the pavements.
The Federation is engaged in dawa work and often holds seminars, symposia for this purpose.
Togo’s Muslims have effective means of spreading the message of Islam, including an Islamic broadcasting station, which beams its programs round the clock. The Jabal Noor Valley Islamic Broadcasting Station is on the FM wavelength. There is also a television station, while every Saturday the state television station allocates 30 minutes for Islamic programs. But there is no Muslim newspaper or magazine in the country.
Togo, which has joined the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), is the smallest West African country, with an area of 65,600 sq km and a population of over five million. Lome is the capital and the largest city. French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe Eyadema, installed as military ruler in 1967, continued to rule well into the 21st century through his Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party. Upon his death in 2005, he was succeeded by his son Faure Gnassingbe.
The name Togo, which means “beside the waters” in the Ewe language (one of the national languages of Togo) refers to the Atlantic coastal region. The country is generally less than 100 km wide and is about 550 km long. Togo was a French colony until independence in 1960. Since 1991, the nation has suffered much political turmoil, which degenerated into intense armed conflict, especially in the central and southern regions, although there has been greater stability in recent years. The economy is heavily dependent on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for more than 60 percent of the labor force. Cocoa, coffee and cotton together generate about 30 percent of export earnings.

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New African currency: Will the 'ECO' replace the CFA franc?

The CFA franc's days could be numbered in West Africa.

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The CFA franc is currently used by eight West African nations, but its days could be numbered [Thierry Gouegnon PW/SM /Reuters]

Leaders from eight West African countries met in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Friday to discuss ditching their currency - the CFA franc - for the "ECO", a new currency that leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) aim to launch next year.

What is the CFA franc?

Created by France in 1945, the "CFA" franc was originally pegged to the French franc and is currently backed by the euro. CFA initially stood for "Colonies francaises d'Afrique" (French colonies of Africa) and then became "Communaute francaise d'Afrique" (French Community of Africa).

Which countries currently use the CFA franc?

It's used in two currency zones, one in West Africa and the other in Central Africa. The West African CFA franc is used by Benin, Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau,  Mali Niger, Senegal and Togo. The Central African CFA franc is used by Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Chad.

While the two are technically separate currencies, they essentially have parity and are interchangeable. One euro ($0.89) can buy approximately 656 CFA francs - either West or Central African.

Why ditch the CFA franc?

Some critics see the currency as a colonial-era tool that continues to encroach on the sovereignty of African states. Last year, seven artists from 10 countries released the rap song "7 minutes against the CFA franc" to drum up popular support for dumping the currency.

How does it encroach on sovereignty?

The CFA franc limits monetary sovereignty. France guarantees the value of the CFA franc, and in return, the countries that use it are required to keep 50 percent of their foreign exchange reserves with the French treasury.

Because the exchange rate between the CFA franc and euro is fixed, the central banks of the two CFA franc zones need to follow the monetary policies of the European Central Bank (ECB) in order to maintain the peg. Put simply, the ECB effectively sets interest rates for countries that use the CFA franc.

Is there any advantage to keeping the CFA franc?

Because the CFA franc is hard-pegged to the euro, its supporters believe it has offered stability to those countries using it and that it has helped provide opportunities for economic growth.

What are the disadvantages of keeping it?

Critics say that because the CFA franc is pegged to the euro - which is relatively strong - goods produced by CFA-franc countries are less competitive than goods produced by countries with cheaper currencies.

What advantage is there to replacing the CFA franc with the ECO?

Supporters of the ECO say it will help boost trade, lower transaction costs and make payments easier across the 15 ECOWAS member countries - which overlap largely, but not entirely, with the West African CFA franc zone.

Could the ECO be adopted soon?

The introduction of a single currency for ECOWAS has been postponed several times over the years. ECOWAS plans to launch the ECO in 2020, but it's doubtful that all 15 countries in the bloc can meet the criteria for adopting the new currency by then. It is also unclear whether the bloc will quickly have the institutional structures in place to run a common currency.

Will the new currency succeed?

There are concerns that Nigeria, the biggest ECOWAS economy, could dominate the ECO. There are also questions about how much the ECO would boost trade. Ken Opalo, an assistant professor at Georgetown University, told Al Jazeera that while the ECO gives Francophone states an alternative to the CFA franc, "lack of sufficient internal trade will create serious challenges to monetary authorities in the bloc".

SOURCE: AL JAZEERA NEWS






                                                                                      















                

NEW CHIEF FOR KOTOKOLI’S

                                                                    

New Chief For Kotokoli’s

After several months of soul searching and consultations, a new Kotokoli chief has been installed at Nima, a populous Muslim dominated suburb in the Greater Accra region.

He was installed under the stool name Wuro Abdul Aziz Gbangbana.

The colorful and well attend ceremony last Saturday, June 21, 2014, was performed by the Greater Accra regional Kotokoli Chief, WuroSalifuHaruna, with the blessing of the Chief Imam, Sheikh Alhaji Dr Osman NuhuSharubutu

A statement issued in Accra and signed by Wuro Salifu Haruna, stated ?On Saturday, June 21, 2014, under a clear, serene and cool atmosphere, a new chief of Kotokolis for Nima was installed under the stool name of Wuro Abdul Aziz Gbangbana,? the statement noted.

The ceremony was attended by the Dagomba Chief, Abdul Kadir; Hausa Chief, Abdul KadirKabiruWaye;  Kardo Chief, Hajj Tanko and representatives of the two major political parties in the country.

The ruling National Democratic Congress? team was led by its deputy National Organizer, Alhaji Baba Sheriff while the opposition New Patriotic Party?s delegation was led by its defeated 2012 parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso East constituency, Hon Alhassan.

Also present at the ceremony was James Town Mantse; former MP for Ayawaso Central, Sheikh I C Quaye, the representative of the Mayor of Accra and leaders of traditional and religious authorities in Accra.

Source: The Al-Hajj

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso-East Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Hon Naser Toure Mahama, has advised Kotokolis to avoid acts that would bring the good name of the ethnic group into disrepute. He urge them to be law-abiding at all times and strive to respectful the traditions and norms of their hosts, the Ashantis, in order to maintain their long standing peaceful co-existence. Hon. Toure Mahama said this when he addressed the media during the final funeral rites of the late Wuro YerimaJ ibril Adam III, Kotokoli Chief of Ejisu-Zongo, in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti Region. He noted that, Kotokolis in the Ghana, as has been the case since time in memorial, have lived in peace and have conducted themselves to the admiration of their hosts including chiefs of the area. The MP appealed to Kotokolis to complement the efforts of government and the district assemblies in the development of their dwelling places by paying their levies and taxes regularly. He urged them to also contribute towards the development of their areas by visiting their homes regularly to offer ideas and suggestions. The Ayawaso-East MP appealed to Kotokolis not to fight each other; instead, they should use their wealth and experience to fight illiteracy, diseases and poverty which is retarding the progress of their localities. ?Let us fight against illiteracy and poverty, not tribe against tribe,? he advised Touching on his constituency, the Ayawaso-East Legislator stated that there are lot of challenges in terms of education, sanitation, water and poverty, adding that an Educational Committee has been formed to overseer the educational needs of his constituents. He appealed to the government, Islamic Non Governmental Organizations and other benevolent organizations to come to the aid of the constituency, to provide the constituency with social amenities. The MP used the occasion to call on Muslim parents and guardians to give secular education to their wards, especially, their female wards to enable them contribute meaningfully to society. He prayed for more Kotokolis (MPs) to represent their constituencies in Parliament, and District Chief Executives in the near future. Present at funeral included Wuro Alhaji Dauda Chedre Brenan II,Chief of Kue in the Nkwanta-South District of the Volta-Region,and the Paramount Chief of Kotokolis, Wuro Salifu Haruna, Greater Accra Kotokoli Chief, Wuro Mola Abubakari, Kotokoli Chief of Dodowa, and Wuro Muhideen Yahaya Toure, Ashanti Regional Kotokoli Chief. Others included Rev. Torgbe Mawufeame Fugah, President of Voltarians Co-ordinating Council(VCC),Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions, and Head of Ewe Communities in Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions, the Sarkin-Zongo of Ejisu,and the Representative of Nana Ejisumanhene, Nana Afranie Okese, among others. Sheikh Baameiyi, National Kotokoli Youth Leader chaired the function. Source: Alhaji Bashiru Zakari/The Al-Hajj, Ejisu-Ashanti.

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Which languages ​​do we speak most in Benin?

by Joseph Amenan

Indeed Benin inherited an area of ​​114,763 Km² and its population would amount to 10,448,647 inhabitants. The languages ​​spoken in Benin would be about twenty.

The top 10 most spoken languages ​​of Benin will reveal the local languages ​​that hold the most speakers in addition to the French that also appears there. Discover them so without delay.

Dendi

The Dendi is one of the main dialects of the southern Songhai language group, spoken largely in northern Benin, Karimama and Malanville. The language Dendi is spoken by 4% of the population ie at least 417,945 speakers.

Tem

Tem, also known as Kotokoli, is a Gurunsi language spoken in Benin, Ghana and Togo. Like the Dendi, it represents 4% of Benin's population with at least 415,000 speakers. Tem is used in the north of the country.

Ditammari

Ditammari is a Gour language spoken in Benin and Togo by the Batammariba. It too is found in the north of the country and currently has at least 5% of speakers in the Beninese population, in other words at least 522,432 individuals claiming ethnicity.

Aizo

Aïzo or Ayzo-gbé is a Gbé language with a proper alphabet. The Ayzo reside in the south of the country and would have received their name from the Fons who conquered them. This southern dialect is the medium of expression of more than 840,000 Beninese which corresponds to a proportion of 8%.

Adja

Adja or Aja-gbé is also a language of the group Gbé mainly settled in Benin and Togo. It is found in southern Togo and has a population of around 10,000,000.

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Goun

Goun refers to the language spoken by Gouns living in Benin and Nigeria. The Goun or Gboungbe is the second most spoken local language because 1.985.242 inhabitants of Benin would use it frequently as a means of locution or 19% of the total population of Benin.

Bariba

Bariba, the name given by the settlers to the Yoruba fringe of Benin, is a language of the people of the same name in Benin and neighboring Nigeria. It is one of the Benin languages ​​most spoken in the northern part and in the big cities of the southern part such as Cotonou, Abomey-Calavi or Porto-Novo. It would be spoken by 13% of the Dahomee population, which refers to about 1,350,000 practitioners.

yoruba

Yoruba is a language of the Benue-Congolese language group. It is found in Nigeria, Benin, Chad, Niger and even Togo. This language settled in southern Benin and would be used by approximately 1,462,810 inhabitants.

fon

The name or Fongbe is the most widespread language of Benin. It is found in the center and south of the country. The Fon is spoken by at least 44% of Beninese or 4.597.404 speakers. Fon was the official language of the ancient kingdom of Dahomey and today it is used in the media (radio and television) and is taught at school.
* French
French is one of the most used languages ​​in Benin with 35% of users in 2014 or about 4,000,000 of the national population. With literacy efforts in the countryside this language of the colonizer is destined to be the first language of the country.

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 November 12, 2012

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On August 1, young Kabye attacked the Kotokoli by destroying their homes and their movable property for a banal story of enthronement. And according to the overlaps, El Hadj Alidou Zamou Djerma would be the instigator of this violence. While the Gendarmerie has sinned by its laxity vis-à-vis the perpetrators of the violence, they continue to taunt the Kotokoli of the locality and have them arrested by the Gendarmerie for any peccadilloes. The case of Seydou Adjara is indicative of the unfairness that spreads are read in the Prefecture of Binah.

Malam Zénou is a young Muslim. A fervent believer known in the city of Ketao. At the death of Imam El Hadj Awali in 2010, the Muslim community of Kétao no longer had an imam legally enthroned. It was Malam Zenu, who was supposed to replace him, who was leading the prayers even while Imam El-Haj Awali was on his sickbed. But long before, the young Zénou went for seven years to Medina in Saudi Arabia to complete his Koranic studies. Upon his return, the great majority of the coreligionists decide to enthrone him as the new Imam of Kétao. It was this decision that angered the Nigerian businessman, the sufficient El Hadj Alidou Zamou Djerma, the current local president of the Muslim section of Kétao. The latter according to indiscretions, would rather support another Nigerian in the process of completing his studies in Saudi Arabia.

And with its financial and material sufficiency and its special relationship with personalities within the Togolese power, El Hadj Alidou Zamou Djerma decides to impose his will and punish the young Muslims of Kétao who dared to challenge him. So, to get his way and to gain the confidence of Kabye farmers in Keto and the surrounding villages, he undertook to offer them bags of fertilizer and money. Corruption by a foreigner to oppose Togolese brothers.

On August 1, 2012, following the death of a young Muslim named Roufa following an illness, the burial of the body in the local cemetery ran up against the opposition of the young Kabye who set up placards. arguing that they are indigenous to Ketao and henceforth refuse to Kotokoli to bury their dead on their soil. The surprised young Muslims sought to understand these hateful acts of their Kabyè brothers. Exchanges of insults coming from the protagonists nearly degenerated, had it not been for the presence on the premises of the local . The deceased's body was eventually transported to Bafilo for burial.

On the same day, Wednesday, the market day of Ketao, around 1 pm and to everyone's surprise, a group of Kabye armed with axes, clubs and other means of destruction attacked the property of the Kotokoli: transport parked along the road to Zongo district were broken. Another group went to the homes of those who support the enthronement of Malam Zénou. Thus the house, the personal car of El-haj Yaya Alaza, that of his brother El-haj Rabiou Lakazo, and his motorcycle were destroyed. Not surprisingly, the chamber of the candidate for imamat, Malam Zenou, was ransacked. All his library thrown in a well. He is a poultry farmer and nearly two hundred chickens on his farm were smothered and killed. The personal car of El Hadj Daouda Tchamba, spokesman of the Muslims of Ketao, was destroyed. Some, like Seydou Adjara, who could not get to the shelter in time, were clubbed in the back. The attackers said, " it is the correction you deserve for having wanted to challenge El Hadj Alidou Zamou Djerma ".

On August 2, Faure Gnassingbé received the protagonists and promises were made to them to compensate the victims. Without any investigation to determine the responsibilities, as is always the case when people who are acquainted with the regime, are at fault. But to date, more than three months after the violence, nothing is done to appease hearts in the region. Worse, the provocations continued more beautiful. And so last Wednesday, Seydou Adjara, who was already beaten by young Kabye in the events, was the laughing stock of provocateurs like Sieur Djelilou, while he was on the street. As a man of honor «it's the name of KotokoliHe reacted. But not for long because the gendarmerie alerted, came to pick him to take him to Kara camp where he was laid bare and incarcerated, which triggered a widespread fight in the locality.

Soon, crucial deadlines await Togolese in electoral matters, and if foreigners can afford to mount the Togolese against themselves on the basis of ethnicity, the risk is growing that the country is experiencing troubles of which no one can say outs. Justice is there to settle litigation born of the community life and it is in the interest of everyone that law enforcement play their part impartially. Togo is a property to all Togolese.

Source: [11/11/2012]   Godson K. ,  Liberte-Togo

Two Families In Fight Over Piece Of Land

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 Ghana News Agency

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Apr 7, 2015

A clash is looming between two families of the Wangara and the Kotokoli ethnic groups in the Techiman Municipality over a piece of land.

Pix : Shows Mr Shaibu (middle) and other members of the family

The Ghana News Agency (GNA) learnt that a misunderstanding, which ensued between the families of the two tribes over the ownership of the land, situated at Wangaraline, at the Techiman Zongo, a few weeks ago nearly turned bloody.

A Royal Family member of the Kotokoli tribe, who claimed they were the original owners, and occupants of the land under dispute, accused the Techiman Traditional Council of supporting the other faction, a situation which has created uneasy calm in the Zongo Community.

Mr Shafiu Mohammed Shaibu, the Head of the family, told the GNA that the Techiman Traditional Council and the other party had sold out the piece of land located in front of their house to a medical practitioner.

He explained that their father, Alhaji Shaibu, bought the land for the family in 1970, but alleged that Nana Korsah Kore Topia II, Gyaasehene of Techiman with the support of the other contending party, had sold out the land to a medical doctor.

According to Mr Shaibu, the buyer had demolished an old Islamic school building on the land and he intended to develop it, but Alhaji Shaibu insisted that the family would not allow any development project to be undertaken on the land.

He cautioned the other faction, which he stated was encouraging the medical practitioner to develop the land, to back off.

Mr Shaibu, therefore, called on the Government, security agencies, and other relevant institutions in the Municipality, to intervene and restrain the medical practitioner from developing the land before something worse happened.

?We shall not sit down unconcerned and allow some people to unlawfully take over our family inheritance, which we have protected for years,? he said.

When contacted Nana Topia II, confirmed that the Traditional Council, led by Osagyefo Ameyaw Akumfi, President of the Council, sold out the land to the medical practitioner.

He emphasized that the Gyaase family of Techiman remained the caretaker of all plots and lands at the Techiman Zongo.

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Kotokoli Tem News Two Families In Fight Over Piece Of Land By Ghana News Agency -Apr 7, 2015 A clash is looming between two families of the Wangara and the Kotokoli ethnic groups in the Techiman Municipality over a piece of land. Pix : Shows Mr Shaibu (middle) and other members of the family Pix : Shows Mr Shaibu (middle) and other members of the family The Ghana News Agency (GNA) learnt that a misunderstanding, which ensued between the families of the two tribes over the ownership of the land, situated at Wangaraline, at the Techiman Zongo, a few weeks ago nearly turned bloody. A Royal Family member of the Kotokoli tribe, who claimed they were the original owners, and occupants of the land under dispute, accused the Techiman Traditional Council of supporting the other faction, a situation which has created uneasy calm in the Zongo Community. Mr Shafiu Mohammed Shaibu, the Head of the family, told the GNA that the Techiman Traditional Council and the other party had sold out the piece of land located in front of their house to a medical practitioner. He explained that their father, Alhaji Shaibu, bought the land for the family in 1970, but alleged that Nana Korsah Kore Topia II, Gyaasehene of Techiman with the support of the other contending party, had sold out the land to a medical doctor. According to Mr Shaibu, the buyer had demolished an old Islamic school building on the land and he intended to develop it, but Alhaji Shaibu insisted that the family would not allow any development project to be undertaken on the land. He cautioned the other faction, which he stated was encouraging the medical practitioner to develop the land, to back off. Mr Shaibu, therefore, called on the Government, security agencies, and other relevant institutions in the Municipality, to intervene and restrain the medical practitioner from developing the land before something worse happened. ?We shall not sit down unconcerned and allow some people to unlawfully take over our family inheritance, which we have protected for years,? he said. When contacted Nana Topia II, confirmed that the Traditional Council, led by Osagyefo Ameyaw Akumfi, President of the Council, sold out the land to the medical practitioner. He emphasized that the Gyaase family of Techiman remained the caretaker of all plots and lands at the Techiman Zongo. GNA TAGSfightOsagyefo Ameyaw AkumfiPiece Of LandTraditional CouncilTwo FamiliesWangara and the Kotokoli ethnic groups Previous article Resurrection of Christ , opportunity to renew lives – Rev. Konrad Dryer Next article Senator Rand Paul to race for next US president Ghana News Agency http://www.ghananewsagency.org/ The Ghana news Agency (GNA) was established on March 5, 1957, i.e. on the eve of Ghana's independence and charged with the "dissemination of truthful unbiased news". It was the first news agency to be established in Sub-Saharan Africa. GNA was part of a comprehensive communication policy that sought to harness the information arm of the state to build a viable, united and cohesive nation-state. GNA has therefore been operating in the unique role of mobilizing the citizens for nation building, economic and social development, national unity and integration.