Talk:Languages of Ghana

Certainly, the title does not seem appriopriate at all.

I think the title should be "Government-sponsored languages". "languages of ghana" is such a broad heading that does not fit with the number of languages discussed on this article. Let me also state that including unsources material in this artcle only demotes and drives down its quality, as such reckless contributions like adding unverified statments as well as swift deletions with no prior notice of a  is not a good practice.

"Government-sponsored languages" &c
A few quick ideas:
 * Should this section be renamed somehow? Is this the operant term? I ask as in some countries it is more a matter of legal status (e.g., as "national languages") or government recognition. Sponsorship almost implies a kind of active support and cultivation - if this is what is meant then fine.
 * Another possible title, if needed, could be something like:
 * "Government recognized languages"
 * "National languages"
 * Or some configuration that discusses languages under different categories of government/official recognition/support and initiatives by educational authorities, research institutions and NGOs
 * Another heading that might be useful is "Language policy and planning." This could either stand alone or have the "Government sponsored..." and "Education..." headings muved under it as subheadings. Or something ... but language policy/planning is an essential topic
 * Another heading (and eventually a separate page?) should be Bureau of Ghana Languages

I'm pretty certain that government-sponsored is the term used in Ghana, hence its use here. I think the idea is that the government is prepared to put some money towards them, via the Bureau, but they are certainly not national or even official languages in the way that those terms are normally used. But I'm prepared to be corrected! If you think other sections should be added, please go ahead and do it. I wrote to the limits of my knowledge. Gailtb 04:21, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

It would be useful to relate this "government-sponsored languages" category to the "national language" designation (mentioned above) which is used in a number of other countries in Africa. This in turn could go to improve the article on national languages, which needs some work. --A12n 03:44, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Revised intro
I changed the initial paragraph to lead off with three key facts: the country is multilingual, the official language is English (this was previously the lead), and the most widely spoken language is Akan. I believe this gives readers a more helpful initial picture. This also involved splitting the original paragraph into two.--A12n (talk) 18:30, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for passing by. The sentence reads good and looks nice now. Best. →Enock 4 seth  (talk) 20:34, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * You're welcome and thank you for the feedback. Will try to review other articles in this (these) categories and return to this one.--A12n (talk) 17:34, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

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