Akpafu
Language Information
The Akpafu language (also known as Siwu language or Akpafu-Lolobi) is spoken in the mountainous region north of Hohoe in the Oti and Volta Regions of Ghana.
Estimated between 10,000 and 27,000 speakers.People and Identity: The people who speak Akpafu call themselves the Mawu (part of the Guan people group cluster).History & Culture: Historically, the Akpafu people are known for a rich tradition of iron smelting and blacksmithing, which anchored their regional economy and trade in the 19th century.Documentation and Scripture: The language was first formally documented by German missionaries and colonial officials in the late 19th century. A complete New Testament translation into Siwu was finished in 2009.
Estimated between 10,000 and 27,000 speakers.People and Identity: The people who speak Akpafu call themselves the Mawu (part of the Guan people group cluster).History & Culture: Historically, the Akpafu people are known for a rich tradition of iron smelting and blacksmithing, which anchored their regional economy and trade in the 19th century.Documentation and Scripture: The language was first formally documented by German missionaries and colonial officials in the late 19th century. A complete New Testament translation into Siwu was finished in 2009.
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Kwa
- Branch
- Volta-Congo