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The Central Tano languages are languages of the Kwa
Kwa languages

The Kwa languages are spoken in the south-eastern part of C?te d'Ivoire, across southern Ghana, and in central Togo. They include the Akan languages....
 language family spoken in Ghana
Ghana

The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders C?te d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south....
 and the Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire

, formerly Ivory Coast, officially the , is a country in West Africa. The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name to be used in all languages ....
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Apart from Brong
Abron language

Abron or Bono is the language of the Abron people, and an official language of and one of the more common languages in Ghana. It is spoken by 1,050,000 in southwestern Ghana , as well as 131,700 in eastern C?te d'Ivoire in the departments of Tanda, C?te d'Ivoire and Bondoukou....
, these variants all have written forms in the Roman alphabet.






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The Central Tano languages are languages of the Kwa
Kwa languages

The Kwa languages are spoken in the south-eastern part of C?te d'Ivoire, across southern Ghana, and in central Togo. They include the Akan languages....
 language family spoken in Ghana
Ghana

The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders C?te d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south....
 and the Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire

, formerly Ivory Coast, officially the , is a country in West Africa. The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name to be used in all languages ....
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  • Akan languages


      • Twi
        Twi

        Twi , specifically Ashanti Twi, is a language spoken in Ghana by about 15 million people. It is one of the three mutually intelligible dialects of the Akan language, the others being Akuapem Twi and Fante language, which belong to the Kwa languages....
        • Akuapem Twi
        • Asante Twi (Ashanti)
      • Fante
        Fante language

        Fante is one of the languages spoken in Ghana. Like Twi, it is considered a dialect of Akan language. Fante is the common language for communicating between the several Kingdoms of the Fante though each has its own language....
         (Fanti, Mfantse)
    • Brong
      Abron language

      Abron or Bono is the language of the Abron people, and an official language of and one of the more common languages in Ghana. It is spoken by 1,050,000 in southwestern Ghana , as well as 131,700 in eastern C?te d'Ivoire in the departments of Tanda, C?te d'Ivoire and Bondoukou....
  • Bia languages
    • North Bia
      • Anyin
        Anyin language

        The Anyin language is spoken principally in C?te d'Ivoire and in Ghana. It is an Akan language member of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages....
      • Baoulé
        Baoulé language

        Baoule is a language spoken in C?te d'Ivoire.Example phrase: Nyanmien Kpli lafiman meaning "God the Greatest never sleeps.".The Baoule are of the Akan group and are from the central region of the Cote d'Ivoire....
      • Chakosi (Anufo)
      • Sefwi
    • South Bia
      • Nzema
        Nzema

        The Nzema are an Akan people numbering about 328,700 people of whom 262,000 live in southwestern Ghana and 66,700 live in the southeast of C?te d'Ivoire....


Apart from Brong
Abron language

Abron or Bono is the language of the Abron people, and an official language of and one of the more common languages in Ghana. It is spoken by 1,050,000 in southwestern Ghana , as well as 131,700 in eastern C?te d'Ivoire in the departments of Tanda, C?te d'Ivoire and Bondoukou....
, these variants all have written forms in the Roman alphabet.