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Encyclopedia > Anyi

This article is about the Anyi language. For the Chinese Writer, see Wang Anyi. Wang Anyi (born in Shanghai in 1954) is a Chinese writer. ...

Anyin language
Geographic
distribution:		 Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana
Genetic
classification:		 Niger-Congo
 Atlantic-Congo
  Volta-Congo
   Anyin language
Subdivisions:
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The Anyin language is spoken principally in Côte d'Ivoire, and in Ghana as well. It is a member of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages. The closest relative of Anyin is Baoulé, and it is also close to Nzema. 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. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 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. ... 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. ... Baoule is a language spoken in Côte dIvoire. ... 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 Côte dIvoire. ...


The dialects of Anyin are Sanvi, Indenie, Bini, Bona, Moronou, Djuablin, Ano, Abe, Barabo and Alangua.


In Côte d'Ivoire, there are approximately 610,000 native speakers of Anyin, along with 10,000 to 100,000 second language users. There are approximately 200,000 speakers of Anyin in Ghana.


The name of this language is also spelled Agni, Agny and Anyi.


See also

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. ...

Sources

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Anyi People (362 words)
Among the Anyi, artistic expression is focused on creating these types of memorials, for it is believed that the more beautiful the monument is, the greater is the respect for the deceased.
The Anyi people are a subgroup of the Akan who migrated to their current location from what is present day Ghana between the 16th and 18th centuries.
The Anyi are a matrilineal people, and women have relatively high social status exhibited in both the political and economic arenas.
Anyi (Cote d'Ivoire) (1228 words)
This is an update of the report "Prospectus: The Northern Anyi of Ivory Coast" written by Philip Palmer in October 1987.
The Anyi are one of the larger Kwa groups in Ivory Coast.
The Anyi are one of three ethnic groups (also the Guere and Yakouba) in the area and the city of Abidjan which have been determined to be good places for church planting teams to lactate in Cote d'Ivoire.
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