81. Dance For Power Study Guides and Moshie Dagbani AkanTwi Ewe Ga Akan-fante Nzima. The Nigerian people are mainly Hausa/Fulani, Nupe and peopled almost entirely by indigenous African tribes. http://www.danceforpower.org/african_fusion.html

TEACHER'S STUDY GUIDE courtesy of Dance for Power) AFRICAN FUSION West Africa Adinkera Countries of West Africa Kente ... References WEST AFRICA WHAT IS WEST AFRICA? West Africa is a region on the continent of Africa. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, the Sahara Desert on the north, the Gulf of Guinea on the south, and the eastern boundaries of the countries of Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon on the east. Below is a map of the continent of Africa that highlights the area designated as West Africa. The countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo comprise West Africa. PHYSICAL FEATURE AND CLIMATE West Africa is divided horizontally into two distinct areas. The first is the western portion of the Sudan , which, although hot and dry, contains arable grassland. The Western Sudan , which includes most of Senegambia , extends from the southern reaches of the Sahara Desert to south of the Niger River , and as far as Lake Chad in the east. The

82. ImagesAfrica a dialect of the same language called Twifante or Akan The home language of many people in Sierre Leone The most important indigenous language of Sierre Leone http://www.imagesafrica.com/html/languages.htm

African Languages Language Families There are several thousand languages spoken in the world, however it is estimated that about 100 account for 95% of the world's population. Languages can be grouped together into families on the basis of similarities of vocabulary and grammatical structure. It has been suggested that languages in the same family have common origins or antecedents. Languages families are divided into branches or sub-groups. For example, some of the branches of the Indo-European language family include the Indo-Iranian languages, the Romance languages, the Germanic languages (which include English) and the Celtic languages. Similarly, the Semitic languages form a sub-group of the Afro-Asiatic language family, and the Bantu languages form a sub-group of the Niger-Congo language family. Languages of Africa Region Indigenous African languages, families and

83. AllRefer Reference - Ghana - Language Diversity | Ghanaian Information Resource Although fanteTwi (a major Akan language), Ga Ghana, among the Dagari-speaking people and around and Hausa are the country s principal indigenous languages and http://reference.allrefer.com/country-guide-study/ghana/ghana47.html

You are here allRefer Reference Ghana History ... Ghana Ghana Language Diversity Although Fante-Twi (a major Akan language), Ga, and Ewe are the most important Kwa languages spoken in the south, three subdivisions of the Gur branchMole-Dagbane, Grusi, and Gurma dominate the northern region. Hausa, a language of northern Nigeria which spread throughout West Africa through trade, is also understood by some inhabitants in the northeastern part of the country. In northwestern Ghana, among the Dagari-speaking people and around frontier towns in western Brong-Ahafo, various dialects of the Mande language are spoken. Akan, Ewe, Ga, Nzema, Dagbane, and Hausa are the country's principal indigenous languages and are used in radio and television programming. The literary tradition of northern Ghana has its roots in Islam, while the literature of the south was influenced by Christian missionaries. As a result of European influence, a number of Ghanaian groups have developed writing systems based on Latin script, and several indigenous languages have produced a rich body of literature. The principal written Ghanaian languages are the Twi dialects of Asante, Akwapim, and Fante. Other written languages are Nzema, Ewe, Dagbane, Ga, and Kasena (a Grusi language). Most publications in the country, however, are written in English. Data as of November 1994 Ghana - TABLE OF CONTENTS Society and Its Environment PHYSICAL SETTING Location and Size ... Adult Education Country Guide See Other Countries SEARCH :

84. DIRECTORY OF LANGUAGES and Akan, of which Twi and fante (aka Fanti Arabic (spoken by over 11 million people; not intelligible In addition, Native American languages indigenous to and http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/biling/pub/languages.html

DIRECTORY OF LANGUAGES Spoken by Students of Limited English Proficiency in New York State Programs A limited number of copies are available upon request from: The University of the State of New York THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Office of Bilingual Education Albany, New York 12234 Updated 1997 FOREWORD This publication has been developed as a resource guide for school districts that provide services to pupils whose native language is other than English. It is intended to assist districts in identifying the languages spoken by some limited English proficient students in New York State. It is not an all-inclusive inventory of the nations and/or linguistic systems of the world. Two lists of languages and countries are provided. List A alphabetizes the languages that are spoken by students of limited English proficiency in New York State school districts, and identifies the corresponding countries where those languages are spoken. List B is alphabetized by country, and indicates the major languages spoken in each. We hope that this publication will be useful in identifying student language backgrounds.

85. Ethnologue: Ghana It is an indigenous deaf sign language, also used by many hearing people. Strong language community. Partial bilingualism in fante and Nzema. http://www.christusrex.org/www1/pater/ethno/Ghan.html

Ethnologue Areas Africa Ghana 17,543,000 (1995). Republic of Ghana. Formerly Gold Coast, and British Togoland. Literacy rate 36% (1992 UNESCO); 41% (1977 C. M. Brann). Information mainly from GILLBT 1995, Vanderaa 1991. Data accuracy estimate: A2. Christian, traditional religion, Muslim. Blind population 60,418. Deaf institutions: 20. The number of languages listed for Ghana is 72. ABRON (BRONG, BRON, DOMA) ABR Niger-Congo , Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Akan. Most speak and understand Asante Twi well. Speakers of one dialect have less comprehension of Twi. 25% to 50% literate. Largely Muslim. Survey needed. ADAMOROBE SIGN LANGUAGE ADS ] Adamorobe, a village in the Eastern Region. The district capital is Aburi. Deaf sign language . 15% deafness in the population; one of the highest percentages in the world, caused by genetic recessive autosome. The age range of the deaf is evenly distributed. They are considered full citizens. The village has been settled for 200 years. It is an indigenous deaf sign language, also used by many hearing people. Most users have no contact with Ghanaian Sign Language. Agriculturalists, firewood traders. ADELE (GIDIRE, BIDIRE)

86. AllAfrica.com: Ghana [opinion]: Is Ghana Alright? - 'Evil People Triumph When Go to be called upon to account to the people of Ghana Ominously, the fante man Mills and the half Ewe man http://allafrica.com/stories/200404060672.html

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87. Welcome To Africans-art.com country Zaire people Pende medium wood, paint indigenous medicines were given for the physical http://www.africans-art.com/index.php3?action=album&id_class=41

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