Guang people
Encyclopedia
The Guang people are an ethnic group
of northern Ghana
. Their ancestors founded the Gonja state. They speak primarily in the Guang languages
of the Niger-Congo language family.
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
of northern Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. Their ancestors founded the Gonja state. They speak primarily in the Guang languages
Guang languages
The Guang languages are languages of the Kwa language family spoken by the Guang people in Ghana and Togo:*South Guang: Awutu, Cherepon, Gua, Larteh...
of the Niger-Congo language family.