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Guang Languages
The Guang languages are languages of the Kwa languages, Kwa Language families and languages, language family spoken by the Guang people in Ghana and Togo: *Southern Guang ** Efutu language, Efutu-Awutu ** Hill Guang: dialects Cherepon language, Cherepon, Gua language, Gua (Gwa), Larteh language, Larteh *Northern Guang: dialects Anii language, Anii, Chumburung language, Chumburung–Tchumbuli language, Tchumbuli, Dwang language, Dwang, Foodo language, Foodo, Kyode language, Kyode, Ginyanga language, Ginyanga, Gonja language, Gonja, Kplang language, Kplang, Krache language, Krache, Nawuri language, Nawuri, Nchumbulu language, Nchumbulu, Nkonya language, Nkonya–Nkami language, Nkami, Ntrapo language, Ntrapo, Vagala language, Vagala History Of Guan ''Ethnologue'' and ''Glottolog'' also list Dompo language, Dompo, but according to Blench (1999), that is better left unclassified. Proto-Guang has been reconstructed by Snider (1990). See also *Wiktionary:Appendix:List of Proto-Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east. Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse ecologies, from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 35 million inhabitants, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa. The capital and largest city is Accra; other significant cities include Tema, Kumasi, Sunyani, Ho, Cape Coast, Techiman, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The earliest kingdoms to emerge in Ghana were Bonoman in the south and the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north, with Bonoman existing in the area during the 11th century. The Asante Empire and other Akan kingdoms in the south emerged over the centuries. Beginning in the 15th century, the Portuguese Empire, followed by other European powers, contested the area for trading r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foodo Language
Foodo (ISO 639-3 fod) is a Guang language spoken in and around the town of Sèmèrè in the north of Benin. There are approximately 37,000 speakers (taking the most recent estimate and adding the estimated 3.2% a year growth rate for Benin). A large proportion of the population live beyond the homeland in other parts of Benin, as well as in neighboring Togo, Nigeria, and Ghana. There may be as many as 1,000 living in Ghana. The language has its origin in Ghana. Approximately 200 to 300 years ago, a group of Guang speakers migrated from the south of Ghana to Sèmèrè along the ancient cola trade route which extended through Togo and Benin to Nigeria. The various origins of Foodo speakers are still retained in clan names." Sociolinguistic background Foodo is one of the national languages of Benin. In the Beninese sociopolitical context 'national language' is interpreted to mean all African languages spoken within the borders of the country. The Foodo have close historical and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dompo Language
Dompo is an endangered language of Ghana. Speakers are shifting to Nafaanra. It is spoken adjacent to the main town of the Nafaanra people, namely Banda, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana. Blench (2015) reports that it is spoken by 10 households. Classification Dompo has numerous parallels with the Gonja language, but according to Blench (1999) does not appear to be directly related to it. Blench suggests three possibilities: #it is a Gonja dialect that has come under heavy external influence; #it is a related Guang language The Guang languages are languages of the Kwa language family spoken by the Guang people in Ghana and Togo: *Southern Guang ** Efutu-Awutu ** Hill Guang: dialects Cherepon, Gua (Gwa), Larteh Larteh is a language of southeastern Ghana. I ... that has been relexified, largely from Gonja; #it is of some other source, and relexified, largely from Gonja. None of the Dompo names for wild plants or animals resemble Gonja, suggesting that the last is the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vagala Language
Vagla is a Gurunsi ( Gur) language of Ghana with about 14,000 speakers. It is spoken in a number of communities around the western area of Northern Region, Ghana. Such communities includes: Bole, Sawla, Tuna, Soma, Gentilpe, and Nakwabi. The people who speak this language are known as Vaglas, one of the indigenous tribes around that part of the Northern Region, which were brought under the Gonja local administration system "Gonjaland" by British Colonial Rulers under their Centralised System of Governance. Phonology Consonants Vowels * Blench uses , which is described as a -ATR counterpart of ., citing . * All vowels can be long or short. Two similar vowels are not treated as a long vowel due to tone patterns. Tones Vagla has four tones: rising, falling, and two level tones. It also has downstep Downstep is a phenomenon in tone languages in which if two syllables have the same tone (for example, both with a high tone or both with a low tone), the second syllable is low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ntrapo Language
Nterato, or Ntrapo (''ntrapʊ''), is a nearly extinct Guang language of Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t .... References Guang languages Endangered Niger–Congo languages Languages of Ghana {{kwa-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkami Language
Nkami is a Guang language of Ghana. There is reported to be a community in Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ... as well. References External links ELAR archive of Documentation of Nkami Guang languages Languages of Ghana {{kwa-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkonya Language
Nkonya is a Guang language spoken by the people of Nkonya in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region of Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t .... A phonology and a dictionary are available., 2018 GILLBT References Sources * Brigitte Reineke: ''The structure of the Nkonya language''. Verlag Enzyklopädie, Leipzig 1972. Guang languages Languages of Ghana {{kwa-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nchumbulu Language
Nchumbulu or Nchummuru is a Guang language of Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t .... It is spoken in parts of Bono East, Oti, Northern and Savannah regions.Batibo, Herman ''Language Decline and Death in Africa: Causes, Consequences, and Challenges'' (2005) Resources * Batibo, H. (2004). The role of minority languages in education and development in Africa. ''The language web: Essays in honour of Victor Webb'', 26-33. * Blench, R. (2007). Endangered languages in West Africa. ''Language diversity endangered'' * Goody, Jack R. (1963). Ethnological Notes on the distribution of the Guang Languages. ''Journal of African Languages'' 2. 173-189. * Edu-Buandoh, Dora Francisca. Multilingualism in Ghana: An ethnographic study of college students at the University of Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawuri Language
Nawuri is a Guang language of Ghana. It is nearly intelligible with Kyode. The Nawuri's are part of the Guan ethnic group in Ghana and are located mainly in two regions: Northern and Oti region of Ghana. They are indigenous in this two regions of Ghana: * In Northern Ghana, they are located in Kpandai District * In Oti Region, they are located in the Eastern bank of Oti River running through from Kpassa in Nkwanta North through to Kitare Disane Nkwanta South to Njare in Krachi East, thus the homeland of Nawuri's. The Nawuri lives in dozen villages around the chief town of Kpandai, at the eastern end of Salaga district; on the west bank of the Volta Lake/Oti River, some 70 kilometers north of Kete Krachi. Farming is their main occupation. The mothers cut tribal marks on their children when they are 6 months old; names are given by the elders at 6 to 8 months; children are often named after their grandfathers and grandmothers. An initiation ceremony is conducted for both boys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krache Language
Krache (Krachi, Krakye) is a Guang language spoken by 58,000 in Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t .... References External linksComparaLex database with Krache word list Guang languages Languages of Ghana {{kwa-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kplang Language
Kplang is a Guang language of Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t .... It is partially intelligible with Chumburung, especially with the neighboring dialect. References Guang languages Languages of Ghana {{kwa-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |