Nafaanra

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A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3
nfr
Alternate Names
Banafo, Banda, Dzama, Gambo, Nafaara, Nafana, “Pantera-Fantera” (pej.)
Autonym
Nafaanra
User Population

89,000 in Ghana (2017 J. Leclerc), increasing.

Location

Brong-Ahafo region: Jaman North, Jaman South, and Tain districts; Northern region: Bole district border area.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Senufo, Nafaanra
Dialects

Pantera, Fantera.

Typology

SOV; postpositions; genitives before noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives after noun heads; question word initial; word order distinguishes subject, object, indirect object; ergativity; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVV; tonal.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use Akan [aka]. Used as L2 by Dompo [doy].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2015.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nafaanra
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1975.

Other Comments

Traditional religion.

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