Potou-Tano languages

Potou-Tano languages

Infobox Language family
name=Kwa
region=Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo
familycolor=Niger-Congo
fam2=Atlantic-Congo
fam3=Kwa
child1=Potou
child2=Tano
:"Krobu":West Tano (Abure):Central Tano (Akan):Guan

The Potou-Tano languages are the only large, well established branch of the Kwa family. They have been partially reconstructed historically by Stewart 1989.

The Potou branch consists of two minor languages of Ivory Coast, Ebrié and Mbato. The Tano branch includes the major languages of SE Ivory Coast and southern Ghana, Baoulé and Akan.


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