Dangme language

Dangme
Dangbe
Native toGhana
RegionSouth-eastern Ghana, east of Accra
EthnicityDangbe
Native speakers
1,020,000 (2013)[1]
Latin (Dangbe alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
Ghana
Language codes
ISO 639-2ada
ISO 639-3ada
Glottologadan1247
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The Dangme language, also Adangme, Dangbe or Adaŋgbi, is a Kwa language spoken in south-eastern Ghana by the Dangme people (Dangmeli). They are part of the larger Ga-Dangme ethnic group. Klogbi is a variant, spoken by the Kloli (Klo or Krobo People). Kropp Dakubu (1987) is the most thorough grammar of the language.

  1. ^ Dangme at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon