Vagla language

Vagla
Region	Ghana
Native speakers	14,000 (2003)^[1] (may include speakers of Siti)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Gur Southern Gurunsi Western Vagla
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`vag`
Glottolog	`vagl1239` (Vagla)^[2]

Vagla is a Gurunsi (Gur) language of Ghana with some 14,000 speakers. It is spoken in the west of Ghana near Sawla, in the Northern Region in the Damongo District. Dialects are Bole and Buge.

References

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

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

Gur languages

Oti–Volta

Eastern	Biali Mbelime Tammari Waama

Western	Birifor Dagaare Dagbani Frafra Hanga Kamara Kantosi Kusaal Mampruli Mõõré Nabit Nootre Safaliba Talni Wali

Gurma	Gourmanchéma Konkomba Miyobe Moba Nateni Ngangam Ntcham

Other	Buli Konni Nawdm Yom

Bwa

Grũsi

Eastern	Bago-Kusuntu Chala Delo Kabiyé Lama Lukpa Tem

Northern	Kalamsé Kasem Lyélé Nuni Pana

Western	Chakali Deg Paasaal Phuie Sisaala Tampulma Vagla Winyé

Waja–Kam

Leko–Nimbari

Leko	Chamba Leko Kolbila Nyong Wom

Duru	Dii Dowayo Dugun Duupa Koma Longto Peere Sewe Vere

Mumuye–Yendang	Bali Kpasam Kugama Kumba Mumuye Pangseng Rang Teme Waka Yendang Yotti

Other	Nimbari

Others

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