Nzema language

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`
Glottolog	`nzim1238`^[2]

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

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

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

Languages of Ghana

Official	English

Regional	Dagaare Dagbani Dangme Ewe Ga Gonja Kasem Mfantse Nzema Twi Akuapem Asante