Akuapem dialect

Akuapem
Akuapem
Akuapem
Native to	Ghana
Ethnicity	Akuapem people
Native speakers	626,000 (2013)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Central Tano Akan Twi Akuapem; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Regulated by	Akan Orthography Committee
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	akua1239
IETF	tw-akuapem

Akuapem, also known as Akuapim, Akwapem Twi, and Akwapi, is one of the principal members of the Akan dialect continuum, along with Bono and Asante, with which it is collectively known as Twi, and Fante, with which it is mutually intelligible. There are 626,000 speakers of Akuapem, mainly concentrated in Ghana and southeastern Cote D'Ivoire. It is the historical literary and prestige dialect of Akan, having been chosen as the basis of the Akan translation of the Bible.

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