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Fanti
Region	Ghana
Ethnicity	Fanti people
Native speakers	180,000 (2013)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Central Tano (Akan) Bia South Fanti
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`aha`
Glottolog	`ahan1243`

Fanti is a Central Tano language, spoken along the southwest coast of Ghana between the cities of Takoradi and Kasoa.^[1]

Phonology

The consonantal phonemes of the Ahanta language are found in the chart below.^[2]

	Front	Near-front	Near-back	Back
Close	i			u
Near-close		ɪ	ʊ
Close-mid	e			o
Open-mid	ɛ			ɔ
Open	a

The vowels that can be nasalized are /ĩ/, /ã/, /ũ/, /ɪ̃/, and /ʊ̃/.

Ahanta has two tones. High tone and low tone.

Official language

Creole languages

Government-sponsored

Indigenous languages

Gur	Birifor Buli Chakali Chala Deg Delo Frafra Hanga Kabye Kamara Kantosi Konkomba Konni Kusasi Mamprusi Moba Mooré Nabit Notre Ntcham Nuni Paasaal Safaliba Sisaala Talni Tamprusi Tem Vagla Wali Winye Yobe
Kwa	Adele Ahanta Anii Animere Anyin Avatime Bono Bowili Chakosi Cherepon Chumburung Efutu Gua Jwira-Pepesa Kebu Kposo Krache Larteh Lelemi Likpe Logba Mpra Nkami Nkonya Nyangbo-Tafi Santrokofi Sehwi Siwu Wasa
Mande	Bambara Ligbi Tonjon
Others	Gbe Hausa Mpur Nafaanra Yoruba

Sign languages

Immigrant languages

Central Tano	Ahanta Akan Asante Akuapem Fante Bono Anyin Baoulé Chakosi Jwira–Pepesa Morofo Nzema Sefwi Wasa
Guang	Cherepon Chumburung Dwang Efutu Foodo Gua Kyode Larteh Ginyanga Gonja Kplang Krache Nawuri Nchumbulu Nkami Nkonya Ntrapo
Others	Abure Ebrié Eotile Krobu Mbato

Na-Togo	Adele Basila Lelemi Likpe Logba Santrokofi Siwu
Ka-Togo	Ahlon Akebu Animere Avatime Bowili Kposo Nyangbo-Tafi

Lagoon

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