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Encyclopedia > List of official languages by state

This is a complete list of the official languages designated in the sovereign states of the world. It includes all languages that have official language status either statewide or in a part of the state, or that have status as a national language, regional language, or minority language. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ... “Sovereign” redirects here. ... For other uses, see State (disambiguation). ... A national language is a language (or language variant, i. ... A regional language is a language spoken in a part of a country, be it may be a small area, a federal state or province, or a wider area. ... A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a country. ...


Only states, which are defined as sovereign, internationally recognised, independent political entities, are listed. This is not a list of countries or nations, although many states listed, are simultaneously also countries and/or nations. For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Nation (disambiguation). ...


For dependent territories, refer to the corresponding sovereign states. World map of dependent territories. ...


Definitions

  • Official language: one designated as having a unique legal status in the state, typically, the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, and often, official government business
  • Regional language: one designated as having official status limited to a specific area, administrative division, or territory of the state (on this page a regional language will have parentheses next to it that contain a region, province, etc. where the language has regional status)
  • Minority language: (as used here) one spoken by a minority population within the state and officially designated as such; typically afforded protection and designated an officially permissible language for legal and government business in a specific area or territory of the state (on this page a minority language will be followed by parentheses that identify its minority status)
  • National language: one that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages (on this page a national language will be followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status). Some countries have more than one language with this status.
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An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ... A regional language is a language spoken in a part of a country, be it may be a small area, a federal state or province, or a wider area. ... A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a country. ... A national language is a language (or language variant, i. ...

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  • Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan
    • Pashto (statewide) (official)
    • Dari (statewide) (official)
    • Uzbek (statewide) (third official language in areas where spoken by majority of population)
    • Turkmen (statewide) (third official language in areas where spoken by majority of population)
    • Pashai (statewide) (third official language in areas where spoken by majority of population)
    • Nuristani (statewide) (third official language in areas where spoken by majority of population)
    • Balochi (statewide) (third official language in areas where spoken by majority of population)
    • Pamiri (statewide) (third official language in areas where spoken by majority of population)'[1]

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Pashto (‎, IPA: , also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto ‎, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu, Pathani or Pushtoo and also known as Afghan language[4][5]) is an Iranian language spoken by Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and Pakistan[6]. // Geographic distribution of Pashto (purple) and other Iranian languages Pashto is spoken by about 30... Dari (Persian: ) is the official name for the Persian language in Afghanistan, popularly and locally known as Farsi. ... Pashayi - also known as Pashai - is a language (or a group of languages) spoken in parts of southwestern Afghanistan. ... The Nuristani are a religious/ethnic group in the Nurestan Province of Afghanistan. ... Balochi (also Baluchi, Baloci or Baluci) is a Northwestern Iranian language. ... The Pamir languages are a subgroup of the Iranian languages, spoken in the Pamir Mountains, primarily along the Panj River and its tributaries in the southern Gorno-Badakhshan region of Tajikistan around the administrative center Khorog ( ), and the neighboring Badakhshan province and is in Pamir Area Afghanistan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Albania. ... Tosk is the southern dialect of Albanian language, spoken by about 3 million people. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria. ... Arabic redirects here. ... The Berber languages (or Tamazight) are a group of closely related languages mainly spoken in Morocco and Algeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Andorra. ... Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia, and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian island of Sardinia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Angola. ... Kimbundu is one of the most spoken pre-colonial languages in central africa. ... Kongo is the Bantu language spoken by the Kongo people living in the tropical forests of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo and Angola. ... Umbundu is a language spoken by the Ovimbundu people in the central highlands of Angola. ... External links Chokwe people African Art : Chokwe Chokwe, Bantu art Categories: Ethnic group stubs | Chokwe | Ethnic groups of Africa | Ethnic groups of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... Kwanyama is a Bantu language mainly spoken in Angola and some parts of Namibia (together with Ndonga). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Guaraní (gwah-rah-nee) [gwarani] (local name: avañeẽ) is a language spoken in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and southwestern Brazil. ... The city of Corrientes and the Paraná River, photographed from the International Space Station. ... Misiones may refer to: Misiones Province, Argentina Misiones Department, Paraguay This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Italian ( , or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people,[4] primarily in Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Burgenland (Hungarian Várvidék, Őrvidék or Felsőőrvidék, Croatian Gradišće, Slovenian Gradiščansko) is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. ... Slovenian or Slovene (slovenski jezik or slovenščina) is an Indo-European language that belongs to the family of South Slavic languages. ... Carinthia (German: Kärnten, Slovenian: KoroÅ¡ka) is the southernmost Austrian state or Land; it is chiefly famous for its mountains and lakes. ... Styria redirects here. ... Burgenland (Hungarian Várvidék, Őrvidék or Felsőőrvidék, Croatian Gradišće, Slovenian Gradiščansko) is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. ... This article is about the language spoken by Roma people. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Azerbaijan. ... The Azerbaijani language, also called Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, or Azerbaijani Turkish, is the official language of the Republic of Azerbaijan. ...

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Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Bahamas. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bahrain. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bangladesh. ... Bangla redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Barbados. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belize. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Benin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bhutan. ... Dzongkha is the national language of the Kingdom of Bhutan. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia. ... Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara of the Andes. ... Quechua (Runa Simi in Quechua; Runa, human + Simi, speech, literally mouth; i. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina. ... Serbian (; ) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Botswana. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Tswana (Setswana), is a Bantu language. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brunei. ... Not to be confused with the Malayalam language, spoken in India. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Burkina_Faso. ... The Fula language is a language of West Africa, spoken by the Fula people from Senegal to Cameroon and Sudan. ... Dioula (Jula, Dyula) is a language spoken in Burkina Faso and Côte dIvoire. ... More language is a language spoken primarily in Burkina Faso. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Burundi. ... Kirundi (also written Rundi) is a Bantu language (D62 in Guthries classification) spoken by some 6 million people in Burundi and adjacent parts of Tanzania and Congo-Kinshasa, as well as in Uganda. ...

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Image File history File links Flag_of_Cambodia. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Chipewyan language is the language spoken by the Chipewyan people of central Canada (parts of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan) and is also called Dene. ... For the former United States territory, see Northwest Territory. ... Cree (also known as Cree-Montagnais, Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi) is the name for a group of closely-related Algonquian languages spoken by approximately 117,000 people across Canada, from the Northwest Territories to Labrador, making it by far the most spoken aboriginal language in Canada. ... For the former United States territory, see Northwest Territory. ... For the former United States territory, see Northwest Territory. ... The Gwichʼin language is the Athabaskan language of the Gwichʼin indigenous people. ... For the former United States territory, see Northwest Territory. ... Inuinnaqtun is an indigenous language of Canada. ... For the Canadian federal electoral district, see Nunavut (electoral district). ... Inuktitut (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, literally like the Inuit) is the language of the Inuit people. ... For the former United States territory, see Northwest Territory. ... For the Canadian federal electoral district, see Nunavut (electoral district). ... Inuvialuktun is a word routinely used to describe the variety of the language of the Inuit spoken in the northern Northwest Territories by a band of Canadian Inuit who call themselves Inuvialuit. ... For the former United States territory, see Northwest Territory. ... The Slavey language is a spoken language used among the Slavey Native American people of Canada. ... For the former United States territory, see Northwest Territory. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cape_Verde. ... Cape Verdean Creole is a language spoken on the islands of Cape Verde. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic. ... For other uses, see Sango (disambiguation) Sango (also spelt Sangho) is the primary language spoken in the Central African Republic: it has 5 million second-language speakers, but only 400,000 native speakers, mainly in the towns. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chad. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Map of eastern China and Taiwan, showing the historic distribution of Mandarin Chinese in light brown. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Kazakh (also Qazaq and variants[2], natively , , ‎; pronounced ) is a Turkic language closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak. ... Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 伊犁哈薩克自治州, Pinyin: YÄ«lí Hāsàkè zìzhìzhōu, Kazakh: ىله قازاق اۆتونومىيالى وبلىسى / Іле Қазақ автономиялы облысы, Uyghur: ئىلى قازاق ئاپتونوم ۋىلايىتى / Ili ĶazaÄ· aptonom wilayiti), in northernmost Xinjiang, is the only Kazakh autonomous prefecture of the Peoples Republic of China. ... For the county in Shanxi province, see Xinjiang County. ... Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Korean: ì—°ë³€ 조선족 자치주 Yeonbyeon Joseonjok Jachiju) is an autonomous prefecture in Jilin province, in the northeastern part of China. ... For the city, see Jilin City. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Tajik or Tadjik (тоҷикӣ, تاجیکی, tojikí) is a descendant of the Persian language spoken in Central Asia. ... Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County (Uyghur Yengi Yezik: Taxkuran; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Sariquli Tajik in IPA: ; sometimes spelled Tashkorgan, Tashkurghan etc. ... For the county in Shanxi province, see Xinjiang County. ... The Tibetan language is spoken primarily by the Tibetan people who live across a wide area of eastern Central Asia bordering South Asia, as well as by large number of Tibetan refugees all over the world. ... This article is about the administrative region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Uyghur (‎/Uyghurche//, or ‎/Uyghur tili//)[1] is a Turkic language spoken by the Uyghur people in Xinjiang (also called East Turkestan or Uyghurstan), formerly also “Sinkiang” and “Chinese Turkestan,” a Central Asian region administered by China. ... For the county in Shanxi province, see Xinjiang County. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Guangxi (Zhuang: Gvangjsih; old orthography: ; Simplified Chinese: 广西; Traditional Chinese: 廣西; Pinyin: GuÇŽngxÄ«; Wade-Giles: Kuang-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangsi), full name Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Zhuang: Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih; old orthography: ; Simplified Chinese: 广西壮族自治区; Traditional Chinese: 廣西壯族自治區; Pinyin: GuÇŽngxÄ« Zhuàngzú ZìzhìqÅ«) is a Zhuang autonomous region of... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Quechua (Runa Simi in Quechua; Runa, human + Simi, speech, literally mouth; i. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Comoros. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Comorian (Shikomor) is the most widely used language on the Comoros (independent islands in the Indian Ocean, off Mozambique and Madagascar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo. ... Lingala is a Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) and a large part of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), as well as to some degree in Angola and the Central African Republic. ... Kongo is the Bantu language spoken by the Kongo people living in the tropical forests of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo and Angola. ... Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see Kiswahili for a discussion of the nomenclature) is an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa. ... Contents // Categories: Bantu languages | Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Language stubs ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo. ... Lingala is a Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) and a large part of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), as well as to some degree in Angola and the Central African Republic. ... Kituba is a widely used lingua franca in Central Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Istria county (Croatian: Istarska županija; Italian: Regione istriana) is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula (2820 out of 3160 km²). Area is called Istra in Croatian and Slovenian, and Istria in Italian. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ...

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Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Map over South Jutland (1918) South Jutland (Danish: Sønderjylland) is the name for the region south of the Kongeå in Jutland. ... The Kalaallisut language (also called Western Greenlandic, Greenlandic Eskimo, or Greenlandic Inuktitut) is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Greenland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Djibouti. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Dominica. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic. ...

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Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Timor. ... Motto: Unidade, Acção, Progresso (Portuguese: Unity, Action, Progress) Anthem: Pátria Capital (and largest city) Dili Official languages Tetum and Portuguese1 Demonym East Timorese Government Parliamentary republic  -  President José Ramos-Horta  -  Acting President Fernando de Araújo  -  Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão Independence from Portugal²   -  Declared November 28, 1975... Tetum (also written as Tetun) is an Austronesian language, and one of its forms, Tetum- Praca, is one of the national languages of East Timor. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Quechua (Runa Simi in Quechua; Runa, human + Simi, speech, literally mouth; i. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_El_Salvador. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Eritrea. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Tigrinya (Geez ትግርኛ tigriññā, also spelled Tigrigna) is a Semitic language spoken by the Tigray-Tigrinya people in central Eritrea (there referred to as the Tigrinya people), where it is one of the main working languages (Eritrea does not have official languages), and in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia (whose... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia. ... The Vyronian language (võro kiil) is a language belonging to the Baltic-Finnic branch of the Finno-Ugric languages. ... Capital Võru Governor Ülo Tulik Area 2,305 km² (12th) Population (as of 2004)  - Density 38,967 (7th) 16. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ethiopia. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ...

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Image File history File links Flag_of_Fiji. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Hindustani redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... “Aland” redirects here. ... “Aland” redirects here. ... Sami is a general name for a group of Uralic languages spoken in parts of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and extreme northwestern Russia, in Northern Europe. ... Enontekiö (Eanodat in Northern Sami, Enontekis in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Inari (Aanaar in Inari Sami, Anár in Northern Sami, Aanar in Skolt Sami, Enare in Swedish) is a municipality in Finland. ... Sodankylä (Soađegilli in Northern Sami, Syäˊđjel in Skolt Sami) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Utsjoki (Ohcejohka in Northern Sami, Uccjokk in Skolt Sami) is a municipality in Finland. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The French Overseas Departments and Territories (French: départements doutre-mer and collectivités doutre-mer or DOM-COM) consist broadly of French-administered territories outside of Europe. ...


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Image File history File links Flag_of_Gabon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_The_Gambia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... Abkhaz is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken mainly in Abkhazia[1] and Turkey. ... Abkhazia (pronounced or , Apsny, Georgian: Apkhazeti or Abkhazeti, Russian: Abhazia) is an autonomous region of Georgia in the Caucasus. ... Abkhazia (pronounced or , Apsny, Georgian: Apkhazeti or Abkhazeti, Russian: Abhazia) is an autonomous region of Georgia in the Caucasus. ... Anthem unknown Capital Tskhinvali Official languages Ossetian1 Government  -  President Eduard Kokoity  -  Prime Minister Yury Morozov De facto independence from Georgia  -  Declared November 28, 1991   -  Recognition none  Currency Russian ruble (RUB) Russian in widespread use by government and other institutions. ... The Ethnolinguistic patchwork of the modern Caucasus - CIA map Ossetic or Ossetian (Ossetic: or , Persian: اوسِتی) is an Iranian language spoken in Ossetia, a region on the slopes of the Caucasus mountains on the borders of Russia and Georgia. ... Anthem unknown Capital Tskhinvali Official languages Ossetian1 Government  -  President Eduard Kokoity  -  Prime Minister Yury Morozov De facto independence from Georgia  -  Declared November 28, 1991   -  Recognition none  Currency Russian ruble (RUB) Russian in widespread use by government and other institutions. ... Abkhazia (pronounced or , Apsny, Georgian: Apkhazeti or Abkhazeti, Russian: Abhazia) is an autonomous region of Georgia in the Caucasus. ... Anthem unknown Capital Tskhinvali Official languages Ossetian1 Government  -  President Eduard Kokoity  -  Prime Minister Yury Morozov De facto independence from Georgia  -  Declared November 28, 1991   -  Recognition none  Currency Russian ruble (RUB) Russian in widespread use by government and other institutions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... Lower Sorbian (dolnoserbšćina) is a Slavic minority language spoken in eastern Germany in the historical province of Lower Lusatia, today part of Brandenburg. ... For the similarly spelled Brandenberg, see Brandenberg (Austria) or Brandenburg (disambiguation) Location Coordinates , , Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE4 Capital Potsdam Minister-President Matthias Platzeck (SPD) Governing parties SPD / CDU Votes in Bundesrat 4 (of 69) Basic statistics Area  29,479 km² (11,382... North Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... This article is about the language spoken by Roma people. ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE7 Capital Wiesbaden Largest city Frankfurt Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 5 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  21,100 km² (8,147 sq mi) Population 6,077,000 (08/2006)[1]  - Density... Saterland Frisian, also known as Sater Frisian or Saterlandic (Seeltersk), is the last living dialect of the East Frisian language. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Upper Sorbian (hornjoserbsce) is a minority language of Germany spoken in the historical province of Upper Lusatia, today part of Saxony. ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DED Capital Dresden Minister-President Georg Milbradt (CDU) Governing parties CDU / SPD Votes in Bundesrat 4 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  18,416 km² (7,110 sq mi) Population 4,252,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 231 /km... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Adangme (also Dangme, native name ) is a language that is spoken in Ghana by 825,000 people. ... The Greater Accra Region is one of Ghanas tem administrative regions. ... Dagaare is the language of the Dagaaba (plural of Dagao), a predominantly agricultural community of approximately one million people located in north-western Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast) called the Upper-West Region, and in south-western Burkina-Faso (formerly Upper Volta). ... The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the northwestern corner of the country and bordered by Burkina Faso to the north and west. ... Dagbani is a language spoken by some half million people in Ghana, where it is the most common language in the Northern regions. ... The Northern Region is a region of Ghana. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Ewe (native name , the language) is a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and Togo by approximately three million people. ... The Volta Region is a region of Ghana. ... The Ga language is a Kwa language spoken in Ghana, in and around the capital Accra. ... The Greater Accra Region is one of Ghanas tem administrative regions. ... The Gonja language is a Vola-Congo language spoken by an estimated 230,000 people, almost all of whom are of the Gonja ethnic group of northern Ghana. ... The Northern Region is a region of Ghana. ... The Upper East Region of Ghana is located in the northeastern corner of the country and bordered by Togo to the north and east. ... The Nzema language, also known as Nzima or Appolo, is spoken by the Nzema people of southwestern Ghana and southeast Côte dIvoire. ... The Western Region of Ghana includes the large cities of Sekondi and Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim and a hilly inland area including Elubo, that reaches from the Côte dIvoire border in the west, to the Central Region in the east. ... Twi (pronounced chwee) is a language spoken in Ghana by about 6 million people. ... Akyem Bosome is a traditional geopolitical entity with a non-contiguous land mass in todays the Eastern and Ashanti / Asante region of Ghana. ... Districts of Ashanti Ashanti is an administrative region in central Ghana. ... The Fanteakwa District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region. ... The MFantsefo or Fanti are an ethnic group mainly gathered in the south-western coastal region of Ghana, with some also in the Côte dIvoire. ... There are two common spellings, Kwawu and Kwahu. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... This article is about the Greek island of Rhodes. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Grenada. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guatemala. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guinea. ... The Fula language is a language of West Africa, spoken by the Fula people from Senegal to Cameroon and Sudan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guyana. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...