Larteh language

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Larteh
Native to Ghana
Region Anum, Lete, Chiripon
Native speakers
74,000 (2003) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 lar
Glottolog lart1238

Larteh is a language of southeastern Ghana. It belongs to the Guang subgroup of the Niger-Congo languages and is spoken by about 74,000 people.

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References

  1. Larteh at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)