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The official language of Ghana is English, in which many of the records from the period of British colonization (from the nineteenth century to 1957) have been kept.  Earlier colonial records which have survived are in Portuguese, Dutch or Danish. There are approximately 75 native languages in use in Ghana.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Ghana,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-1998.</ref>
The official language of Ghana is English, in which many of the records from the period of British colonization (from the nineteenth century to 1957) have been kept.  Earlier colonial records which have survived are in Portuguese, Dutch or Danish. There are approximately 75 native languages in use in Ghana.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Ghana,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-1998.</ref>
For word lists and help researching in Ghana records, see:
*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Dutch Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Danish Genealogical Word List]]


== References  ==
== References  ==

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The official language of Ghana is English, in which many of the records from the period of British colonization (from the nineteenth century to 1957) have been kept. Earlier colonial records which have survived are in Portuguese, Dutch or Danish. There are approximately 75 native languages in use in Ghana.[1]

For word lists and help researching in Ghana records, see:

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Ghana,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-1998.