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ISO 639-3 · gpegpe
Indo-European family · creole or pidgin
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Ghanaian Pidgin English is a creole or pidgin of the Anglic branch (Indo-European), spoken in Ghana. Wikidata counts about 5 m speakers (2011). Wikidata describes it as “creole language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
gpe- Glottocode
ghan1244- Family
- Indo-European
- Centre point
- 5.55, -0.20
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
5levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ghanaian Pidgin English |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kroo brofo, GhaPE, Pidgin, Broken English, Kru English |
| All speakers | 5,000,000 (2011) |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Kind | creole or pidgin |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Indo-European to Ghanaian Pidgin English
The branches above Ghanaian Pidgin English, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Ghana
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