Ghana: Information on where Konkomba tribe reside and on their tribal or mother language
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA23453.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Information on where Konkomba tribe reside and on their tribal or mother language, 1 April 1996, GHA23453.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac251c.html [accessed 19 May 2023] |
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The Konkomba is a subgroup of the Gurma, which in turn is a subgroup of the Gur, an ethnic group found in northern Ghana (Ghana: A Country Study 1971, 90, 92, 101). According to the same source, the Konkomba represent 1.6 per cent of the total population of Ghana. In 1992, the population of the Konkomba was estimated as being 220,000 in Ghana and 50,100 in Togo (Ethnonologue 1992, 268). The Konkomba live in the area around Guerin, Yendi district and in Togo (ibid.). The Konkomba language is divided into three dialects: Likpakpaln, Kpankpam and Kom Komba (ibid.).
Please consult the cited sources, which are attached to the Response, for additional information.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request
References
Ethnologue: Language of the Word. 1992. 12th Edition. Edited by Barbara F. Grimes. Dallas, Texas: Summer Linguistics
Ghana: A Country Study. 1971. Edited by Irving Kaplan et al. Washington, DC: Secretary of the Army.
Attachments
Ethnologue: Language of the Word. 1992. 12th Edition. Edited by Barbara F. Grimes. Dallas, Texas: Summer Linguistics, p. 268.
Ghana: A Country Study. 1971. Edited by Irving Kaplan et al. Washington, DC: Secretary of the Army, pp. 90, 92, 101.
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