Abron dialect

Abron
Native to	Ghana
Ethnicity	Abron tribe
Native speakers	1.2 million (1993–2003)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Central Tano (Akan) Akan Abron
Official status
Official language in	Ghana
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`abr`
Glottolog	`abro1238`^[2]

Abron (Brõ) or Bono is the language of the Abron people and a major dialect of the Akan language of Central Ghana. It is spoken by 1,050,000 in the region of Brong Ahafo (Central Ghana) and as well as 130,000 (as of 1993) in eastern Ivory Coast in the departments of Tanda and Bondoukou. Alternative or former names include Brong, Bron, Doma, and Gyaman.^[1]

Notes

1 2 Abron at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Abron". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Kwa languages

Potou–Tano

Central Tano	Ahanta Akan Abron Fanti Twi Anyin Baoulé Chakosi Jwira-Pepesa Nzema Sefwi

Guang	Cherepon Chumburung Dwang Efutu Foodo Gua Kyode Larteh Ginyanga Gonja Kplang Krache Nawuri Nchumbulu Nkami Nkonya Ntrapo

Others	Abure Ebrié Eotile Krobu Mbato

Ghana–Togo

Na-Togo	Adele Basila Lelemi Likpe Logba Santrokofi Siwu

Ka-Togo	Ahlo Akebu Animere Avatime Bowili Kposo Nyangbo-Tafi

Ga–Dangme

Ga
Adangme

Lagoon

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