Dagaaba people

Geographic spread
Although sumtimes dem dey divide dem into Northern den Southern Dagaare speakers, dema combined population estimate for 2003 insyd be ova one million wey dem spread across de Northwest corner for Ghana den Sud-Ouest Region (Burkina Faso) for Southwestern Burkina Faso insyd. De Southern Dagaare people be around 700,000 wey dem dey live for de western part for Upper West Region. De Northern Dagaare speakers, plus estimate population of 388,000 (for 2001 insyd) dey live primarily for Ioba Province insyd, but san so for Poni Province, Bougouriba Province, Sissili Province, den Mouhoun Province insyd. For Ghana insyd, chaw waves for internal migration, dey beginplus de start of colonial rule for de late 19th century (but possibly e begin sooner) wey e spike for de 1980s insyd, e bring sizable Dagaaba population to towns for de southern part for de nation insyd, notably Brong Ahafo Region.Gariba B. Abdul-Korah. ‘Where Is Not Home?’: Dagaaba migrants in the Brong Ahafo Region, 1980 to the present. African Affairs 2007 106(422):71-94. For modern Ghana insyd, de Dagaaba homeland for de Upper West Region dey include de Districts for Ghana den towns for Nandom, Lawra, Jirapa, Kaleo (Ghana) , Papu (Ghana), Nadowli, Daffiama, Wechiau den Hamile. Dem sanso dey find large communities for de towns of Wa (Ghana), Bogda, Babille, Ethiopia, Tuna (Ghana), Han (Ghana), Zambo(Ghana), den Nyoli.A. B. Bodomo. Introduction, in A Dagaare-Cantonese-English Lexicon for Lexicographical Field Research Training (Afrikawissenschaftliche Lehrbücher vol. 14). Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, Cologne (2004). ISBN|3-89645-009-3

 Society 
Within de Dagawie homelands, de Dagaaba traditionally form sedentary agricultural communities. Modern Dagaaba lineages dey consist of ten clans wey dey encompass ova one million people.

 References 
Category:Ethnic groups for Ghana insyd
Category:West African people

Category:African ethnic groups