Bureau of Ghana Languages
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1951 |
| Headquarters | Accra and Tamale |
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| Website | http://www.bgl.gov.gh |
The Bureau of Ghana Languages is an agency of the government of Ghana that promotes Ghanaian languages, including publication of materials in them. It focuses on 11 languages: Akuapem Twi, Asante Twi, Ewe, Mfantse, Ga, Dangme, Nzema, Dagbani, Dagaare, Gonja and Kasem.[1]
The bureau provides services for the promotion, orthographic control and learning of Ghanaian languages, as well as general research into Ghanaian languages, writing, translation of non-local language documents, assessment, editing and publication of documents in Ghanaian languages. It also influences government policies on Ghanaian languages through the co-ordination of all agencies involved in promoting Ghanaian languages. It has two offices, one in Accra and the other in Tamale.
History
[edit]The bureau was founded in 1951, originally as the Vernacular Literature Bureau,[2] and later given its current name in 1957. In 1958 it was converted into a department under the Ministry of Information. It was later transferred from the Ministry of Information to the Ministry of Education in 1963. The Bureau has since 1 December 1989 been under the National Commission on Culture by the PNDC Law 238. The Bureau of Ghana Languages is a government institution involved in the educational and cultural effort of the nation. It is a unique institution because, as a government publishing house, it is the only institution of its kind that publishes exclusively in Ghanaian languages.
| Name | Beginning of term | End of term | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| R.C. Whitaker | 1951 | 1953 | |
| John A Hamilton | 1953 | 1956 | |
| Edwin L. Read Jr. | 1956 | 1958 | |
| Samuel K. Otoo | 1958 | 1968 | |
| Samuel K. Otoo | 1968 | 1972 | |
| Felix S. Konu | 1973 | 1982 | |
| Daniel E. K. Krampah | 1982 | 1995 | |
| John N. Nanor | 1995 | 2001 | |
| J. C. Abbey | 2001 | 2005 | |
| A.A . Arries-Tagoe | 2005 | 2005 | |
| Francis E. Kwaw | 2005 | 2018 | |
| William Boateng | 2018 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ghana, National Commission on Culture, "The Bureau Of Ghana Languages-BGL" (Page 2 of 6)". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
- ^ Ghana, National Commission on Culture, "About Us - Cultural Institutions and Agencies"
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