Guang languages

Guang
Ethnicity:	Guang people
Geographic distribution:	Ghana, Togo
Linguistic classification:	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Guang
Subdivisions:	North South
Glottolog:	`guan1278`^[1]

The Guang languages are languages of the Kwa language family spoken by the Guang people in Ghana and Togo:

South Guang: Efutu, Cherepon, Gua, Larteh
North Guang: Chumburung, Dwang, Foodo, Kyode, Ginyanga, Gonja, Kplang, Krache, Nawuri, Nchumbulu, Nkonya–Nkami, Ntrapo

Ethnologue and Glottolog also list Dompo, but according to Blench (1999), that is better left unclassified.

References

↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Guang". 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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