Akpafu dialect
E618734
The Akpafu dialect is a regional variety of the Siwu language spoken by the Akpafu people in the Volta Region of Ghana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akpafu dialect canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
regional variety of Siwu language ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Akpafu traditional culture ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Togo-Remnant languages area (linguistic area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Akpafu variety of Siwu ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Akpafu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticType |
SVO basic word order (inferred from Siwu)
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| hasSpokenForm | yes ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language variety in Ghana ⓘ |
| isVarietyOf | Siwu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kwa languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Togo border ⓘ |
| partOf | Siwu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Volta Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskStatus | potentially endangered (as a small regional variety) ⓘ |
| sharesMutualIntelligibilityWith | other dialects of Siwu ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Akpafu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Volta Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday communication among Akpafu people ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local ceremonies and rituals of Akpafu people
ⓘ
oral tradition of Akpafu people ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for practical orthographies) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.