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STAT Ghana Jamaica HISTORY
English status Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989. National <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989.
Languages Asante 14.8%, Ewe 12.7%, Fante 9.9%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Akyem 3.4%, Ga 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%, other 36.1% (includes English (official)) English, English patois
Linguistic diversity index 0.805
Ranked 29th. 73 times more than Jamaica 		0.011
Ranked 190th.
Major language(s) English, African languages including Akan, Ewe English (official), English patois

SOURCES: Ethnologue; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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