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Avatime
Sia (Siyase)
Sì-yà
Native to
Ghana
Region
Volta Region
Ethnicity
Avatime
Native speakers
27,200 (2013)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Atlantic–Congo
Kwa
Ka-Togo
Avatime–Nyangbo
Avatime
Language codes
ISO 639-3
avn
Glottolog
avat1244
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Avatime
People
Ke-dane-ma
Language
Sì-yà
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