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Ghanaian braille

braille alphabets used in Ghana

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 30, 2025
Entity authorityQ137733160 ↗
Source-derived summary

Several braille alphabets are used in Ghana. For English, Unified English Braille has been adopted. Four other languages have been written in braille: Akan (Twi), Ga, Ewe, and Dagaare. All three alphabets are based on the basic braille letter values of basic Latin alphabet:

The braille equivalents of print letters beyond these are described below. English Braille punctuation is used in both Ghana and (according to UNESCO 2013) Togo.

Braille is not in active use in Ghana for any language but English. However, there are some older publications in these braille alphabets.

Akan (Twi) Braille

Akan has two extra vowel letters. ⠪ ɔ could be expected from international/African norms; ⠻ ɛ is specific to Ghana.

Ga and Dagaare Braille

Ga and Dagaare add a third extra letter, ⠬ ŋ.

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