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Yoruboid Languages
Yoruboid is a language family composed of the Igala language, Igala group of dialects spoken in south central Nigeria, and the Edekiri languages subdivided into the Ede language, Ede group (which includes Yoruba) spoken in a band across Togo, Ghana, Benin and southern Nigeria, and the Itsekiri language, Itsekiri group of the Warri Kingdom in the northwestern Niger-Delta. Name The name ''Yoruboid'' derived from its most widely spoken member, Yoruba language, Yoruba, which has around 55 million primary and secondary speakers. Another well-known Yoruboid language is Itsekiri language, Itsekiri (about 1,000,000 speakers). The Yoruboid group is a branch of Defoid languages, Defoid, which also includes the Arigidi, Akoko and Ayere–Ahan languages, Ayere-Ahan languages. The term ''Defoid'' itself is a derivative combination using the elements ''ede'' (meaning 'language' in most lects within the grouping), "Ife", a city of profound cultural significance to speakers of the diverse lects, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east. Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse ecologies, from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 35 million inhabitants, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa. The capital and largest city is Accra; other significant cities include Tema, Kumasi, Sunyani, Ho, Cape Coast, Techiman, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The earliest kingdoms to emerge in Ghana were Bonoman in the south and the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north, with Bonoman existing in the area during the 11th century. The Asante Empire and other Akan kingdoms in the south emerged over the centuries. Beginning in the 15th century, the Portuguese Empire, followed by other European powers, contested the area for trading r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |