Dagaare, Southern | Ethnologue

A language of Ghana

ISO 639: dga
Alternate Names: Dagara, Dagare, Dagari, Dagati, Degati, Dogaari, Southern Dagari
Autonym: Dagaare
Population: 924,000 (2013 UNSD), increasing.
Location:: Upper West region: northwest corner.
Language Status: 4 (Educational). Recognized language (1951, Laws of the Gold Coast, Vernacular Literature Board Ordinance, as amended by Ordinance No. 44).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Northwest, Dagaari-Birifor, Dagaari
Dialects: None known. Southern Dagaare and Southern Birifor [biv] are partially intelligible. Distinct from Northern Dagara [dgi] in Burkina Faso.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Literature. Radio. Grammar. NT: 2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Dagaare, Southern
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 1966.
Other Comments: Dagaare is more prominent politically and socially than Birifor. Different from Northern Dagara [dgi] in Burkina Faso. Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Upper West region: northwest corner.