Kulango language

Kulango is a Niger–Congo language of Ivory Coast and across the border in Ghana. It is one of the Kulango languages. There are two principal varieties, distinct enough to be considered separate languages: the Kulango of Bondoukou (Bonduku) also known as Goutougo locally, and that of Bouna (Buna). Ethnologue reports that Bouna-dialect speakers understand Bondoukou, but not the reverse. Bouna, in addition, has (sub)dialects Sekwa and Nabanj. In Ghana, the principal towns in which the language is spoken are Badu and Seikwa, both in the Tain District and Buni in the Jaman North district, all in the Bono region of Ghana. In addition, there are smaller towns and Villages closer to Wenchi in the Bono region and Techiman in the Bono east region where this language is spoken. Among these are Asubingya (Asubinja) and Nkonsia. The Koulango are matrilinear like the Akans and share similar cultures with them.

Kulango
Nkuraeng
RegionIvory Coast, Ghana
EthnicityKulango people
Native speakers
(130,000 cited 1991–2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
nku – Bouna
kzc – Bondoukou
Glottologkula1277

Variations of the name 'Kulango' include Koulango, Kolango, Kulange, Nkorang, Nkurange, Nkoramfo, Nkuraeng, and Kulamo; alternative names are Lorhon, Ngwela, and Babé.[2]

References
  1. Bouna at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Bondoukou at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. James Stuart Olsen, The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary (Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996; ISBN 0313279187), p. 311.


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