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Kposo language

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Kposo
Ikpɔsɔ
Native toTogo,Ghana
RegionVolta Region
EthnicityKposo
Native speakers
160,000 (2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3kpo
Glottologikpo1238
Kposo
PeopleAkpɔsɔ
LanguageIkpɔsɔ

Kposolanguage, orIkposo(Ikpɔsɔ), is the language of theAkposso people,mainly in thePlateau RegionofTogo,west of Atakpamé, but also into easternGhana.It is considered one of theGhana–Togo Mountain languages,but does not have the system of noun classes that is characteristic of other languages in the group.[2]

References

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  1. ^KposoatEthnologue(18th ed., 2015)(subscription required)
  2. ^M.E.Kropp Dakubu,The Languages of Ghana,Kegan Paul International, 1988.