Alternate Names: Kroo Brofo, Kru English, Pidgin, Pidgin English
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Nigerian Pidgin ,, Cameroon Pidgin ,, and Krio ,.
Status Notes: Used as a lingua franca in multilingual contexts as well as an in-group language among males in secondary schools and universities with the purpose of expressing group solidarity.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,000,000 (2011 V. Velupillai). L2 users: 2,000 (1990 UBS).
Language Use: Informal settings: playgrounds, on campus, in bars and dorms, in family homes among younger generations. Educated urban males under age 50 are likely to use it in informal settings.
Writing System: Unwritten, Latin
Nation of Origin: Ghana
Other Comments: Spoken across ethnic groups.