Gikyode | Ethnologue

A language of Ghana

ISO 639: acd
Alternate Names: Achode, Akyode, Chode, Gichode, Kyode
Autonym: Gikyode
Population: 10,400 (2003), increasing.
Location:: Volta region: Nkwanta district, on Togo border, 9 remote villages.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, North Guang
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 75% with Ginyanga [ayg] of Togo.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use Akan [aka]. Used as L2 by Chala [cll].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–2%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–20%. Literature. NT: 2001.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Gikyode
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 1980.
Other Comments: Traditional religion.

Location: Volta region: Nkwanta district, on Togo border, 9 remote villages.