Gonja language

Gonja, Ngbanya, Ngbanyito
Gonja, Ngbanya, Ngbanyito
Native to	Ghana
Region	Northern Ghana
Ethnicity	Gonja people
Native speakers	300,000 (2013)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo volta-Congo Benue-Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Guang Gonja, Ngbanya, Ngbanyito; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gjn
Glottolog	gonj1241

The Gonja language, properly called Ngbanya or Ngbanyito, is a North Guang language spoken by an estimated 230,000 people, almost all of whom are of the Gonja ethnic group of northern Ghana. Related to Guang languages in the south of Ghana, it is spoken by about a third of the population in the northern region. The Brong-Ahafo and Volta regions lie to the south of the Gonja-speaking area, while Dagombas, Mamprussis and Walas are to the north. Its dialects are Gonja and Choruba.

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