Kposo language

Kposo
Ikpɔsɔ
Native to	Togo, Ghana
Region	Volta Region
Ethnicity	Kposo
Native speakers	160,000 (2002)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Kwa Ka-Togo Kposo–Ahlo Kposo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kpo`
Glottolog	`ikpo1238`^[2]

Kposo
People	Akpɔsɔ
Language	Ikpɔsɔ

Kposo language, or Ikposo (Ikpɔsɔ), is the language of the Akposso people, mainly in the Plateau Region of Togo, west of Atakpamé, but also into eastern Ghana. It is considered one of the Ghana–Togo Mountain languages, but does not have the system of noun classes that is characteristic of other languages in the group.^[3]

References

↑ Kposo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Ikposo". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
↑ M.E.Kropp Dakubu, The Languages of Ghana, Kegan Paul International, 1988.

Languages of Ghana

Official language

English

Government-sponsored

Indigenous languages

Gur	Birifor Buli Chakali Chala Deg Delo Frafra Hanga Kabye Kamara Kantosi Konkomba Konni Kusasi Mamprusi Moba Mossi Nabit Notre Ntcham Nuni Paasaal Safaliba Sisaala Talni Tamprusi Tem Vagla Wali Winye Yobe

Kwa	Adele Ahanta Anii Animere Anyin Avatime Bowili Chakosi Cherepon Chumburung Efutu Gua Jwira-Pepesa Kebu Kposo Krache Larteh Lelemi Likpe Logba Mpra Nkami Nkonya Nyangbo-Tafi Santrokofi Sehwi Siwu

Mande	Bambara Ligbi Tonjon

Others	Gbe Hausa Mpur Nafaanra Yoruba

Sign languages

Languages of Togo

Official language

French

National languages

Ewe
Kabiyé

Working languages

French
Gen

Indigenous
languages

Gbe	Aguna Aja Phla Waci Wudu

Gur	Bago-Kusuntu Delo Kabye Lama Losso Lukpa Moba Mossi Ngangam Ntcham Tammari Tem

Kwa	Adele Agotime Ahlon Anii Chakosi Kebu Kposo

Yoruboid	Ede Ifè Yoruba

Other	Hausa

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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