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Anufɔ
Chakosi
Anufɔ
Region	Ghana, Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast
Ethnicity	Anufo people
Native speakers	180,000 (2013)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Central Tano (Akan) Bia North Anufɔ
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	cko
Glottolog	anuf1239

Anufo (Anufɔ), also known as Chakosi, is a Central Tano language spoken in northeast Ghana, northern Togo, northwest Benin and Ivory Coast by approximately 180,000 people.

According to the 2021 Population and Housing Census in Ghana, the Anufo in northeast Ghana, especially those in the Chereponi District numbered 87,176 with more females of (44,342) representing 50.9 percent than males being (42,834) constituting 49.1 percent (GSS, 2021).

Phonology

Writing

Anufo is written in the Latin alphabet, with the addition of the letters Ɛ ɛ, Ɱ ɱ, Ŋ ŋ and Ɔ ɔ.

References

1. Anufɔ at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019)
2. "Phoible 2.0 -".
3. Anufo Workbook - Oral Proficiency Learning. Lomé: Peace Corp. p. 5.

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