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Guang Languages
The Guan languages are languages of the Kwa language family spoken by the Guan people in Ghana and Togo: *South Guan: Efutu, Cherepon, Gua, Larteh Larteh is a language of southeastern Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast ... *North Guan: Chumburung– Tchumbuli, Dwang, Foodo, Kyode, Ginyanga, Gonja, Kplang, Krache, Nawuri, Nchumbulu, Nkonya– Nkami, Ntrapo, Vagala, Sissala ''Ethnologue'' and ''Glottolog'' also list Dompo, but according to Blench (1999), that is better left unclassified. Proto-Guang has been reconstructed by Snider (1990).Snider, Keith L. 1990. The consonants of proto-Guan. ''Journal of West African languages'' 20(1), 3-26. See also * List of Proto-Guang reconstructions (Wiktionary) References Potou–Tano languages Languages of Ghana Languages of Togo { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.Jackson, John G. (2001) ''Introduction to African Civilizations'', Citadel Press, p. 201, . Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 31 million inhabitants (according to 2021 census), Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The first permanent state in present-day Ghana was the Bono state of the 11th century. Numerous kingdoms and empires emerged over the centuries, of which the most powerful were the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north and the Ashanti Empire in the south. Beginning in the 15th century, the Portuguese E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyode Language
Kyode (Gikyode, Chode) is a Guang language of Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To .... References Guang languages Languages of Ghana Kyode people {{kwa-lang-stub ... [...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 Guan languages are languages of the Kwa language family spoken by the Guan people in Ghana and Togo: *South Guan: Efutu, Cherepon, Gua, Larteh Larteh is a language of southeastern Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), official ... 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 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sissala Language
Sisaala (''Sissala'') is a Gur language cluster spoken in northern Ghana near the town of TumuEdited by M.E.Kropp Dakubu, ''The Languages of Ghana'', Kegan Paul International, 1988. and in the neighbouring republic of Burkina Faso. Western Sisaala is intermediate between Sisaali and Tumulung Sisaala. Paasaal is similar and also called (Southern) Sisaala. Distribution Sisaala is spoken by the Sissala. The Sisaala in Ghana live in the Northern Region, in the Upper East Region and in the Upper West Region. Burkina Faso’s Sissili Province is named after the Sissala people. Dialects Tumulung Sisaala, which is also known as Eastern Sisaala, is spoken East of Tumu in the Upper West region and Builsa Builsa is a town in the Builsa District of the Upper East Region of Ghana. The capital of Bulsa North District is Sandema, of Bulsa South District Fumbisi; other villages/towns are Wiaga, Fumbisi Fumbisi is a town in the Builsa South District ... in the Upper East Region. Its n ... [...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 Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To .... 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. References Languages of Ghana Gurunsi languages {{gur-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ntrapo Language
Nterato, or Ntrapo (''ntrapʊ''), is a nearly extinct Guang language of Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To .... 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 ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ... 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. A phonology and a dictionary are available., 2018 GILLBT References * Brigitte Reineke: ''The structure of the Nkonya language''. Verlag Enzyklopädie (English: ''Publisher Encyclopedia'') was an East-German publishing house located in Leipzig. It was founded on 1 November 1956 by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) as a VEB. In 1964, the publishing house was merged with the larger (BI), wi ..., 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 (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To .... It is spoken in parts of Bono East, Oti, Northern and Savannah regions.Ethnologue">Nchumbulu Ethnologue /ref> 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 Cape Coast. ProQuest, 2006. References External links * htt ... [...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 few of them in Krachi East, Krachi West and Nkwanta North and Nkwanta South. 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 and girls when they are aged 15. They wear special clothing and are questioned to test their maturity. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krache Language
Krache (Krachi, Krakye) is a Guang language spoken by 58,000 in Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To .... References External linksComparaLex database with Krache word list Guang languages Languages of Ghana {{kwa-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |