Abron language

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Abron
Spoken in: Ghana
Total speakers: 1,181,700[1] 
Ranking: 233
Language family: Niger-Congo
 Atlantic-Congo
  Volta-Congo
   Kwa
    Nyo
     Potou-Tano
      Tano
       Central
        Akan
         Abron 
Official status
Official language in: Ghana
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2:
ISO 639-3: abr

Abron is the language of the Abron people, and an official language of and one of the more common languages in Ghana. It is spoken by 1,050,000 in southwestern Ghana (2003)[1], as well as 131,700 in eastern Côte d'Ivoire in the departments of Tanda and Bondoukou. Alternative or former names include Brong, Bron, Doma, and Gyaman. It is an Akan language.

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