Central Tano languages
Appearance
(Redirected from Bia languages)
Central Tano | |
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Akan | |
Geographic distribution | Ghana, Ivory Coast |
Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo?
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Subdivisions | |
Language codes | |
Glottolog | cent2262 |
The Central Tano or Akan languages are languages of the Niger-Congo family (or perhaps the theorised Kwa languages[1]) spoken in Ghana and Ivory Coast by the Akan people.
- Akanic (primarily in Ghana)
- Bia (primarily in Ivory Coast and Western Ghana)
All have written forms in the Latin script.
References
[edit]- ^ Ameka, Felix K.; Dakubu, Mary Esther Kropp (2008). Aspect and Modality in Kwa Languages. John Benjamins Publishing. ISBN 978-90-272-0567-4., p. 4