Adangme (also Dangme, native name adangbɛ) is a language that is spoken in Ghana by 825,000 people. Together with Ga it forms the Ga-Dangme branch of Kwa. Accra, population 1,661,400 (2001), is the capital of Ghana. ... Current distribution of Human Language Families Most languages are known to belong to language families. ... Map showing the distribution of Niger-Congo languages The Niger-Congo languages constitute one of the worlds major language families, and Africas largest in terms of geographical area, number of speakers, and number of distinct languages. ... In the classification of African languages, Atlantic-Congo is an early branch of the Niger-Congo phylum. ... In the classification of African languages, Volta-Congo is the major branch (in terms of number of languages) of the Niger-Congo phylum. ... The Kwa languages are spoken in the south-eastern part of Côte dIvoire, in Ghana, Togo and Benin, and the south-Western corner of Nigeria. ... ISO 639 is one of several international standards that lists short codes for language names. ... ISO 639 is one of several international standards that lists short codes for language names. ... ISO 639-3 is in process of development as an international standard for language codes. ... SIL International is a non-profit, Christian, scientific organization with the main purpose to study, develop and document lesser-known languages for the purpose of expanding linguistic knowledge, promoting world literacy and aiding minority language development. ... This list of languages is alphabetical by English name. ... The Ga language is spoken in Ghana in and around Accra, in the south of Togo and in Western Nigeria. ... Ga-Dangme, or as the tribesmen themselves call it Ga-Adangbe (which is two related languages - Ga and Adangbe- which has various dialects) is a west African language spoken primarily in southeastern Ghana. ... The Kwa languages are spoken in the south-eastern part of Côte dIvoire, in Ghana, Togo and Benin, and the south-Western corner of Nigeria. ...
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