ISO 639-3 · wsswss
Niger–Congo family
Wasa
Wasa is a language of the Central Tano branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Ghana and Ivory Coast. Wikidata counts about 273,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language of Ghana”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
wss- Glottocode
wasa1244- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
7levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wasa |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wasa dialect, Wassa, Wasaw, Wasa language. |
| All speakers | 273,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Wasa
The branches above Wasa, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Ghana
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialmosMooréNiger–Congo · 7.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationgpeGhanaian Pidgin EnglishIndo-European · 5 m3 · Wider CommunicationdagDagbanliNiger–Congo · 4.2 m4 · EducationaleweEweNiger–Congo · 3 m3 · Wider CommunicationdgaDagaareNiger–Congo · 1.1 m4 · EducationalgurFrafraNiger–Congo · 820,0004 · EducationalgaaGaNiger–Congo · 745,0004 · EducationalkusKusaalNiger–Congo · 121,0005 · Developing