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Akan-Dankyira of Ghana

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Population ^[2]	Language	Religion	% Christian	% Evangl	Online NT	Jesus Film	Progress
126,000	Akan	Christianity	70.00 %	18.00 %	Not available		3.2

Akan-Dankyira of Ghana

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Asante are south central, Ashanti Province; Akuapem are southeast, north of Accra; Fante are south central, between Winneba, Takoradi, and Obuasi
(Source: Ethnologue 2010)

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People Name in Country:

Akan-Dankyira

People Name General:

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Dankyira

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Population in Country:

126,000

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Ethnicity

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NAB59a

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Language

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Primary Language:

(126,000 Speakers)

aka

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Religion Sub-division:

Independent

Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity	70.00 %	(Evangelical: 18.00 %)
Ethnic Religions	25.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	5.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christianity Segments:

Anglican	0.00 %
Independent	45.00 %
Protestant	30.00 %
Orthodox	0.00 %
Other Christian	0.00 %
Roman Catholic	25.00 %

(Evangelicals distributed across Christianity segments)

Progress Indicators ^[5]

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3.2

Level 5 Greater than or equal to 5% Evangelical

Bible Translation Status

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Bible Portions:

1957

New Testament:

1981

Complete Bible:

1964

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Audio Recordings	MegaVoice Audio Bible and Stories
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament - Akuapem (FCBH)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament - Asante (FCBH)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament - Fante (FCBH)
Film / Video	Gods Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Akan
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children
Film / Video	World Christian Videos
General	Evangelism Toolbox
General	Four Spiritual Laws
Printed Matter	Literacy & Evangelism International
Printed Matter	Multi-Language Media
Printed Matter	No Frontiers Literature
Printed Matter	World Christian Tract Ministry
Scripture	Bible-in-Your-Language
Scripture	Easy Bible
Scripture	World Missionary Press Booklets
Scripture	World Scriptures
Worship / Music	Ethnic Worship Music

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