government-sponsored languages: Akan , specifically Ashanti Twi , Fanti , Akuapem Twi , Akyem , Kwahu , Nzema ; Dagaare /Wale, Dagbani , Dangme , Ewe , Ga , Gonja and Kasem. Though not an official language, Hausa is the lingua-franca among Ghana’s Muslims [39] who comprise about 16% of the