Native to Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana Glottolog anyi1246 | Ethnicity Anyi people | |
Native speakers 1.2 million (1993–2003) Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Kwa
Potou–Tano
Tano
Central Tano (Akan)
Bia
North
Anyin ISO 639-3 Either:
any – Anyin
mtb – Anyin Morofo |
The Anyin language is spoken principally in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. It is an Akan member of the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family of languages. The closest relative of Anyin is Baoulé, and it is also close to Nzema.
The dialects of Anyin are Sanvi, Indenie, Bini, Bona, Moronou, Djuablin, Ano, Abe, Barabo and Alangua. The Morofo (one quarter of speakers) variety may be classified as a separate language.
In Côte d'Ivoire, there are approximately 610,000 native speakers of Anyin, along with 10,000 to 100,000 second-language users. There are a quarter-million speakers of Anyin in Ghana.
The name of this language is also spelled Agni, Agny and Anyi.
References
Anyin language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA