"Appolo" redirects here. Not to be confused with Apollo.
"Appolo" redirects here. For other uses, see Appolo (disambiguation).
Tano language of Ghana and Ivory Coast
Nzema
Region
Ghana, Ivory Coast
Ethnicity
Nzema
Native speakers
430,000 (2013–2021)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Atlantic–Congo
Kwa
Potou–Tano
Tano
Central Tano
Bia
South Bia
Nzema
Language codes
ISO 639-2
nzi
ISO 639-3
nzi
Glottolog
nzim1238
Nzema, also known as Nzima or Appolo, is a Central Tano language spoken by the Nzema people of southwestern Ghana and southeastern Ivory Coast.[2] It is partially intelligible with Jwira-Pepesa and is closely related to Baoulé.[3]
Although it is a Bia language, Nzema is also one of the many Akan languages, and it has had considerable influence from other Akan languages, especially Twi and Fante.[4] There are notable towns in Nzemaland such as Bonyere, Nkroful, Half Assini, Axim, Eikwe, Baku, Atuabo, Beyin and Essiama.
^Nzema at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
^"Nzema". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
^Burmeister, Jonathan L. (1976). "A comparison of variable nouns in Anyi-Sanvi and Nzema". Annales de l'Université d'Abidjan. H (Linguistique 9): 7–19.
^Berry, J. (1955). "Some Notes on the Phonology of the Nzema and Ahanta Dialects". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 17 (1): 160–165. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00106421. ISSN 1474-0699.
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"to come"). Anyin uses the following pronouns: Baoulé languageNzemalanguage Sehwi language Anyin at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019) Anyin Morofo at Ethnologue...
along with Ewe-Gbe, Dagaare, Dagbani, Dangme, Ga, Gonja, Kasem, Nzema, the official language is English) Albanian: Albania Kosovo (with Serbian) Montenegro...
trilled. Some languages contrast /r, r̃/ like Toro-tegu Dogon and Inor. A nasal lateral has been reported for some languages, Nzemalanguage contrasts /l...
nasal lateral has been reported for some languages, Nzemalanguage contrasts /l, l̃/. A few languages, perhaps 2%, contain no phonemically distinctive nasals...
slaves served as concubines and were killed when their master died. The Nzema people had a tradition of adult men marrying each other, usually with a...
or that have status as a national language, regional language, or minority language. Official language A language designated as having a unique legal...
Western Ghana) North Bia Anyin Baoulé Chakosi (Anufo) Sefwi (Sehwi) South Bia Nzema Ahanta Jwira-Pepesa All have written forms in the Latin script. Ameka, Felix...
have /l/ as a phoneme, while l-Akan refers to the Akan cluster comprising Nzema, Baoulé, Anyin and other dialects spoken mainly in Côte d'Ivoire, which...
a local alcohol produced in the village. The name "Nzulezo" in the Nzemalanguage means "water surface", and is a village on stilts of "Ewuture" origin...
Lantics. In 1974 Jewel recorded his first album ‘Gyaki Mea’ in his native Nzemalanguage which was an instant hit and won him several accolades. He also partnered...
The Kwa languages, often specified as New Kwa, are a proposed but as-yet-undemonstrated family of languages spoken in the south-eastern part of Ivory...
names and surnames based on the language of ethnic groups in Ghana: including Akan, Mole-Dagombas, Ga, Ewe and Nzema. Frequently, children are given a...
Aiyinase (Nzema Aiyinase) is a town in the Ellembele District in the Western Region of Ghana. It lies 90 kilometers of Sekondi - Takoradi, the port and...
Ashanti, Baoulé, Bono, Chakosi, Fante, Kwahu, Sefwi, Wassa, Ahanta, and Nzema, among others. The Akan subgroups all have cultural attributes in common;...
Axim is a coastal town and the capital of Nzema East Municipal district, a district in Western Region of South Ghana. Axim lies 64 kilometers west of...
mutual intelligibility, and Nzema, which is less intelligible with the above) Dangme Ewe Ga Guan Kasem Mole-Dagbani languages (Dagaare and Dagbanli) Of...
spoken pidgin in Ghana. Other influencers of GhaPE include Ga, Ewe, and Nzema. While females understand GhaPE, they are less likely to use it in public...
polyphony especially among the Baoulé, talking drums especially among the Nzema people and by the characteristic polyrhythms found in rhythm in Sub-Saharan...
and monument, which continues to attract visitors. The languages spoken in Nkroful are Akan (Nzema) and English. Nkroful - Ghana West Coast. ghanawestcoast...
regions we have today. Thus, some indigenes of Kpeshie in Greater Accra and Nzema, Sefwi, Ahanta, etc. in the Western and Western Noth region may also trace...
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