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Nyangbo-Tafi language

The Nyangbo-Tafi language is spoken in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is considered one of the Ghana–Togo Mountain languages of the Kwa family.

Nyangbo
Tafi
Tùtrùgbù (nyb)
Tɛ̀gbɔ̀ (tcd)
Native toGhana
RegionVolta Region
Native speakers
11,000 (2003)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
nyb – Nyangbo
tcd – Tafi
Glottolognyan1316
Nyangbo
PeopleBatrugbu
LanguageTùtrùgbù
Tafi
PeopleBàgbɔ̀
LanguageTɛ̀gbɔ̀

It consists of two distinct varieties which Ethnologue treats as separate languages, Nyangbo (Tutrugbu) and Tafi (Tegbo). The differences are reported to be only phonological but people without prior contact have only 67% intelligibility with the other variety.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Nyangbo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
    Tafi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  

Sources edit

  • Bobuafor, Mercy (2013). A grammar of Tafi (Doctoral thesis). Utrecht: LOT (Leiden University). hdl:1887/20916. ISBN 9789460931130.


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