Gonja | Ethnologue

A language of Ghana

ISO 639: gjn
Alternate Names: Guang
Autonym: Ngbanyito
Population: 310,000 (2013 UNSD), increasing.
Location:: Brong-Ahafo region: Kintampa North district, separate area west; Northern region: Volta lake upper basin.
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, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, North Guang
Dialects: Gonja, Choruba (Choroba).
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Hanga [hag].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2015.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Gonja
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 1970.
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Muslim.

Location: Brong-Ahafo region: Kintampa North district, separate area west; Northern region: Volta lake upper basin.