Alternate Names: Dagaare, Dagara, Dagari, Dagati, Degati, Dogaari, Southern Dagari
Dialects: None known. Southern Dagaare and Southern Birifor , are partially intelligible. Distinct from Northern Dagara , in Burkina Faso.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 700,000 (2003), increasing. 1,000,000 including Northern Dagara in Burkina Faso (2003).
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1970.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Ghana
Other Comments: Dagaare is more prominent politically and socially than Birifor. Different from Northern Dagara , in Burkina Faso. Christian, traditional religion.