Dagbane
Language Information
Dagbane (Dagbani) is spoken in northern Ghana, around Tamale and Yendi.
Dagbane is a Gur (Voltaic) language with about 1.2 million speakers. It is the language of the Dagomba people and their kingdom of Dagbon, whose king resides at Yendi.
Dagbane is a Gur (Voltaic) language with about 1.2 million speakers. It is the language of the Dagomba people and their kingdom of Dagbon, whose king resides at Yendi.
Dagbane is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Western Sudanic
- Branch
- Gur (Voltaic)
Dagbane Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Dagbani
Sal' la sala. Bɛhig' be sokam sanimi, din pa la amii. Suhizɔbo be sokam sani; ka nambɔɣu beni. Suhubɔhibo mi bi lan kɔŋ yigunaadam kam sani. Dinzuɣu dimbɔŋɔ zaa wuhiya ka dama di tu kamaata ka ti zaa yu tab' hali ni ti puuni.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights