Languages of Ghana

75 languages of the index are spoken in Ghana; 1 has official status (English). The country has about 32.8 m inhabitants (2021).

75 languages8 endangered or dormantAfricaISO GH / GHA

Official languages

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · International

All languages spoken in Ghana

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
engEnglish	`eng`	Indo-European	+93	1.13 bn	0 · International
hauHausa	`hau`	Afroasiatic	+5	43.9 m	2 · Provincial
akaAkanakan	`aka`	Niger–Congo		8.3 m	3 · Wider Communication
mosMoorémòoré	`mos`	Niger–Congo	+1	7.6 m	3 · Wider Communication
gpeGhanaian Pidgin English	`gpe`	Indo-European		5 m	3 · Wider Communication
dagDagbanli	`dag`	Niger–Congo		4.2 m	4 · Educational
eweEweEʋegbe	`ewe`	Niger–Congo		3 m	3 · Wider Communication
twiTwitwi	`twi`	Niger–Congo		3 m
abrBonotwi	`abr`	Niger–Congo		3 m	5 · Developing
fatFante	`fat`	Niger–Congo		2.8 m
bciBaoulé	`bci`	Niger–Congo		2.1 m	5 · Developing
dgaDagaare	`dga`	Niger–Congo		1.1 m	4 · Educational
gurFrafra	`gur`	Niger–Congo		820,000	4 · Educational
gaaGaGã	`gaa`	Niger–Congo		745,000	4 · Educational
wssWasa	`wss`	Niger–Congo		273,000	5 · Developing
kusKusaal	`kus`	Niger–Congo	+1	121,000	5 · Developing
safSafaliba	`saf`	Niger–Congo		9,000	5 · Developing
adaDangme	`ada`	Niger–Congo			4 · Educational
adeAdele	`ade`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
nziNzema	`nzi`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
anyAnyin	`any`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
ckoAnufo	`cko`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
nfrNafaanra	`nfr`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
adsAdamorobe Sign Language	`ads`	—			6a · Vigorous
bibBissa	`bib`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
xsmKasem	`xsm`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
avnAvatime	`avn`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
afuEfutu	`afu`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
gjnGonja	`gjn`	Niger–Congo			4 · Educational
mawMampruli	`maw`	Niger–Congo			2 · Provincial
lgqLogba	`lgq`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
kpoKposo	`kpo`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
budNtcham	`bud`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
wlxWali	`wlx`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
ahaAhanta	`aha`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
akpSiwu	`akp`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
vagVagla	`vag`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
bovBowili	`bov`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
cpnCherepon	`cpn`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
cliChakali	`cli`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
acdKyode	`acd`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lefLelemi	`lef`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
larLarteh	`lar`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
xonKonkomba	`xon`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
nmzNawdm	`nmz`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lipLikpe	`lip`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
snwSantrokofi	`snw`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
adqAgotime	`adq`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
anfAnimere	`anf`	Niger–Congo			8a · Moribund
cllChala	`cll`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
gwxGua	`gwx`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
hagHanga	`hag`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
kyeKrache	`kye`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
kmaKonni	`kma`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
nkoNkonya	`nko`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
nluNchumbulu	`nlu`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
sigPaasaal	`sig`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
ligLigbi	`lig`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
mzwDeg	`mzw`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
ncuChumburung	`ncu`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
bwuBuli	`bwu`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
ntrDelo	`ntr`	—			5 · Developing
nnuDwang	`nnu`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
doyDompo	`doy`	Niger–Congo			8a · Moribund
kphKplang	`kph`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
xktKantosi	`xkt`	—			6b · Threatened
nawNawuri	`naw`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
nybNyangbo	`nyb`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
sfwSehwi	`sfw`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
bivSouthern Birifor	`biv`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
jmrKamara	`jmr`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
tcdTafi	`tcd`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
nkqNkami	`nkq`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
gseGhanaian Sign Language	`gse`	—
bimBimoba	`bim`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened

75 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata