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A government sign in English in Accra. Ghana is a multilingual country in which about eighty languages are spoken. [7] Of these, English, which was inherited from the colonial era, is the official language and lingua franca. [8] [9] Of the languages indigenous to Ghana, Akan is the most widely spoken in the south. [10]
Ghanaian English is a variety of English spoken in Ghana.English is the official language of Ghana, and is used as a lingua franca throughout the country. [1] English remains the designated language for all official and formal purposes even as there are 11 indigenous government-sponsored languages used widely throughout the country.
As of 2024, there are 57 sovereign states and 28 non-sovereign entities where English is an official language. Many administrative divisions have declared English an official language at the local or regional level. Most states where English is an official language are former territories of the British Empire.
Map of Ghana's ethno-linguistic areas. English is the official language of Ghana. [177] [178] Additionally, there are eleven languages that have the status of government-sponsored languages: Akan languages (Asante Twi, Akuapem Twi, Fante, Bono which have a high degree of mutual intelligibility, and Nzema, which is less intelligible with the ...
The Ghanaian Chronicle is an English-language daily newspaper published from Accra, Ghana. It has a circulation of 45,000 copies, making it the biggest private newspaper in Ghana. It has a circulation of 45,000 copies, making it the biggest private newspaper in Ghana.
The Dagomba speak the Dagbani language and live in the Kingdom of Dagbon. The kingdom is the earliest in Ghana. The kingdom is the earliest in Ghana. For centuries, the area inhabited by Dagomba peoples has been the scene of movements of people engaged in conquest, expansion, and north-south and east-west trade.
e.tv Ghana also known as ETV Ghana is a free-to-air terrestrial television network broadcasting 24-hours a day from Accra since its launch in October 2009. [1] As of December 2011 it will also commence terrestrial transmissions in Kumasi .
Ghanaian Pidgin English (GhaPE) [2] is a Ghanaian English-lexifier pidgin also known as Pidgin, Broken English, and Kru English (kroo brofo in Akan). GhaPE is a regional variety of West African Pidgin English [ 3 ] spoken in Ghana , predominantly in the southern capital, Accra , and surrounding towns. [ 2 ]