Nyangbo

NYB

vigorous

Alternate Names: Tutrugbu

Dialects: None known. A population sample averaged 72% comprehension of Éwé , mixed discourse types. People who have had no contact with Tafi , had 67% intelligibility of it on tests; people 30 to 50 years old had nearly perfect comprehension. Reportedly only phonological differences.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Kwa
Left Bank
Avatime-Nyangbo

Demographics: 6,400 (2003).

Language Use: Also use English [eng], Éwé [ewe].

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Ghana

Other Comments: Traditional religion.