Deg language

Spoken in

• Niger - Congo Atlantic - Congo Volta - Congo north Gur centrally south Grusi west Deg

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Deg is the language of African Deg and is approximately 26,400 (2003) speakers west of the Volta Lake in the Central Region (Ghana) used in Ghana.

More 1,100 speakers live in the Ivory Coast.

Alternative names are Degha, Mo, Mmfo, Aculo, Janela and Buru. Known dialects are Longoro, Mangum and Boe. Deg points to 78% for matches with Vagla.