Jwira-Pepesa language

Jwira-Pepesa
Pepesa-Jwira
Region	Ghana
Native speakers	18,000 (2003)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Central Tano (Akan) Bia South Jwira-Pepesa
Dialects	Jwira Pepesa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`jwi`
Glottolog	`jwir1241`^[2]

Jwira and Pepesa are a pair of Central Tano dialects of Ghana.

References

↑ Jwira-Pepesa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Jwira-Pepesa". 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

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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