Mamprusi people

Mamprusi
Total population
200,000
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Mampruli, Ghanaian English and French
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Dagomba people

Mamprusis are an ethnic group in northern Ghana and Togo. Estimates are that there are about 200,000 Mamprusis living in the Northern Regions of Ghana as of 2013. They speak Mampruli, one of the Gur languages. In Ghana, the Mamprusis live mainly in Nalerigu, Gambaga, Walewale, and their surrounding towns and villages in the North East Region. Their origin is in the Upper East Region, principally, Nalerigu, and they also inhabit parts of the Upper West Region.