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Gonja language

FamilycolorNiger-Congo
NameGonja
StatesGhana
RegionNorthern Ghana
Speakers230,000
EthnicityGonja people
Fam2Atlantic � Congo
Fam3Kwa
Fam4Potou � Tano
Fam5Tano
Fam6Guang
Iso3gjn

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The Gonja language is a Kwa language spoken by an estimated 230,000 people, almost all of whom are of the Gonja ethnic group of northern Ghana. Related to Guang languages in the south of Ghana, it is spoken by about a third of the population in the northern region. The Brong-Ahafo and Volta regions lie to the south of the Gonja-speaking area, while Dagombas, Mamprussis and Walas are to the north. Its dialects are Gonja and Choruba.


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