Potou–Tano languages
The Potou–Tano languages are the only large, well-established branch of the Kwa family. They have been partially reconstructed historically by Stewart in 1989.
| Potou–Tano | |
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| Geographic distribution | Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Togo |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo
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| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | poto1254[1] |
Languages
The Potou branch consists of two minor languages of Ivory Coast, Ebrié and Mbato. The Tano branch includes the major languages of SE Ivory Coast and southern Ghana, Baoulé and Akan.
- Potou (Potu): Ebrié, Mbato
- Tano
- Krobu
- West Tano: Abure, Eotile
- Central Tano (Bia and the Akan language, a.k.a. the Akan languages)
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References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Potou–Tano". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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