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 to | Ghana |
| Region | Volta Region |
Native speakers | 10,800 (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.
References
- Nyangbo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Tafi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Bobuafor, Mercy (2013). A grammar of Tafi (Doctoral thesis). Utrecht: LOT (Leiden University). hdl:1887/20916. ISBN 9789460931130.
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