GAA ISO 639-3
Ga
Ga Autonym
A language of Ghana
- ISO 639
- gaa
- Alternate Names
- Accra, Acra, Amina, Gain, Gamei
- Autonym
- Ga
- Population
- 745,000 in Ghana (2013 UNSD). Total users in all countries: 793,400.
- Location:
- Greater Accra region: Accra and west.
- 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, Kwa, Nyo, Ga-Dangme
- Language Use
- Major language of Accra. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Nawdm [nmz].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Literature. Dictionary. Texts. Bible: 1866–1997.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Ga
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], used since 1975.
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Togo
Language Name
Ga
User Population
48,400 in Togo (2019).
Map
Location: Greater Accra region: Accra and west.
Size and Vitality
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