Jwira-Pepesa language

Jwira-Pepesa
Jwira-Pepesa
Pepesa-Jwira
Region	Ghana
Native speakers	18,000 (2003)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Central Tano (Akan) Bia South Jwira-Pepesa; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Jwira; Pepesa;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	jwi
Glottolog	jwir1241

Jwira-Pepesa, also known as Gwira and Pepesa-Jwira, is a Niger-Congo language of the Western Region of Ghana, consisting of the mutually intelligible dialects Jwira and Pepesa, with approximately 18,000 speakers total.^[2] It is a Kwa language of the Central Tano branch, and shares 60% intelligibility with Nzema and partial intelligibility with Ahanta and Anyin.^[3] Jwira is spoken in 18 villages from to along the Ankobra River, while Pepesa is spoken on Wasa land between and Tarkwa. The two dialects are separated by a mountain range.^[2]

Orthography[]

Jwira-Pepesa has no written form.^[2]

References[]

^ Jwira-Pepesa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jwira-Pepesa". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
^ "Sociolinguistic survey in the Jwira language area". SIL International. 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-04.

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[e18-1] Jwira-Pepesa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[:0-2] "Jwira-Pepesa". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2020-01-04.

[3] "Sociolinguistic survey in the Jwira language area". SIL International. 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-04.

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