Abron language

Abron language

Infobox Language
name = Abron
states = Ghana
speakers = 1,181,700ethnologue|code=abr]
iso3 = abr
familycolor=Niger-Congo
fam2=Atlantic-Congo
fam3=Volta-Congo
fam4=Kwa
fam5 = Nyo
fam6 = Potou-Tano
fam7 = Tano
fam8 = Central
fam9 = Akan
nation = Ghana
rank=233

Abron or Bono is the language of the Abron people, and an official language of and one of the more common languages in Ghana. It is spoken by 1,050,000 in southwestern Ghana (2003), as well as 131,700 in eastern Côte d'Ivoire in the departments of Tanda and Bondoukou. Alternative or former names include Brong, Bron, Doma, and Gyaman. It is an Akan language.

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