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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 to | Ghana |
| Region | Volta Region |
Native speakers | 11,000 (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:nyb – Nyangbotcd – Tafi |
| Glottolog | nyan1316 |
| Nyangbo | |
|---|---|
| People | Batrugbu |
| Language | Tùtrùgbù |
| Tafi | |
|---|---|
| People | Bàgbɔ̀ |
| Language | Tɛ̀gbɔ̀ |
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- ^ 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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