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Ga , Ewe and Fante are spoken primarily in the southern part of the country, while Dagbani is the common language of northern Ghana .


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English


English was installed in Ghana through the British Gold Coast Colony , which controlled Ghana until 1957 .


Ga


Ga is a Kwa Language , like Adangme . Ga is the Language spoken in the capital, Accra , and is also spoken in the surrounding areas.


Twi


Twi is an Akan Language , with many different dialects, which are all mutually intelligible. It is spoken by approxamately 7 million people in Ghana .


Ewe


Ewe is a Gbe Language , spoken by approxamately 2 million people in south-east Ghana . It is also spoken in Togo


Dagbani


Dagbani is a Gur Language , spoken by about half a million people in Ghana . It is spoken mainly by the Dagomba People in the Northern areas of Ghana .


Fante


Fante is one of the languages spoken in Ghana . It is, like Twi and Asante , a dialect of Akan .


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