Central Tano languages explained

Central Tano
Also Known As:	Akan
Region:	Ghana, Ivory Coast
Familycolor:	Niger-Congo
Fam2:	Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:	Volta–Congo
Fam4:	Kwa
Fam5:	Potou–Tano
Fam6:	Tano
Child1:	Bia
Child2:	Akan (proper)
Glotto:	cent2262
Glottorefname:	Central Tano

The Central Tano or Akan languages are languages of the Niger-Congo family (or perhaps the theorised Kwa languages^[1]) spoken in Ghana and Ivory Coast by the Akan people.

• Akan (primarily in Ghana)
• Bia (primarily in Ivory Coast and Western Ghana)
  • North Bia
    • Anyin
    • Baoulé
    • Chakosi (Anufo)
    • Sefwi (Sehwi)
  • South Bia
    • Nzema
    • Ahanta
    • Jwira–Pepesa

All have written forms in the Latin script.

Notes and References

1. Book: Ameka. Felix K.. Dakubu. Mary Esther Kropp. Aspect and Modality in Kwa Languages. 2008. John Benjamins Publishing. 978-90-272-0567-4., p. 4