Region Ivory Coast, Ghana Glottolog kula1277 | Ethnicity Kulango people | |
Native speakers (130,000 cited 1991–2003) Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Kulango–Lorhon
Kulango ISO 639-3 Either:
nku – Bouna
kzc – Bondoukou | ||
Kulango is a Niger–Congo language of Ivory Coast and across the border in Ghana. There are two principal varieties, distinct enough to be considered separate languages: the Kulango of Bondoukou (Bonduku), and that of Bouna (Buna). Ethnologue report Bouna-dialect speakers understand Bondoukou, but not the reverse. Bouna in addition has (sub)dialects Sekwa and Nabanj. In Ghana, the principal towns in which the language is spoken are Badu and Seikwa, both in the Tain district of the Brong Ahafo Region.
Variations of the name 'Kulango' include Koulango, Kolango, Kulange, Nkurange, Nkoramfo, Nkuraeng, and Kulamo; alternate names are Lorhon, Ngwela, and Babé.
References
Kulango language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA