Nzema language

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Not to be confused with Apollo

Nzema
Region	Ghana and Ivory Coast
Ethnicity	Nzema
Native speakers	330,000 (1993–2004)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Central Tano Bia South Bia Nzema
Language codes
ISO 639-2	`nzi`
ISO 639-3	`nzi`

Nzema (Nzima), also known as Appolo, is a Central Tano language spoken by the Nzema people of southwestern Ghana and southeast Ivory Coast. It shares 60% intelligibility with Jwira-Pepesa and is close to Baoule.

References

Burmeister, Jonathan L. 1976. "A comparison of variable nouns in Anyi-Sanvi and Nzema."

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