Ghanaian English

Ghanaian English
Ghanaian English
Region	Ghana
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Ingvaeonic Anglo-Frisian Anglic English British English & African English Ghanaian English; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Proto-Indo-European Proto-Germanic Old English Middle English Early Modern English 19th century British English ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (English alphabet); Unified English Braille
Official status
Official language in	Ghana
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	sout3331
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Speech example

An example of Ghanaian English speaker (Felix Nartey).

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Ghanaian English is a variety of English spoken in Ghana. English is the official language of Ghana, and is used as a lingua franca throughout the country.^[1] English remains the designated language for all official and formal purposes even as there are 11 indigenous government-sponsored languages used widely throughout the country.

^ Ghana Statistical Service (2012). 2010 Population & Housing Census: Summary Report of Final Results (PDF) (Report). Accra: Printed by Sakoa Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2018-04-09.

[:02-1] Ghana Statistical Service (2012). 2010 Population & Housing Census: Summary Report of Final Results (PDF) (Report). Accra: Printed by Sakoa Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2018-04-09.

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