Gonja_language

Gonja language

Gonja language

North Guang language of Ghana

The Gonja language, properly called Ngbanya or Ngbanyito,[2] is a North Guang language spoken by an estimated 230,000 people, almost all of whom are of the Gonja ethnic group of northern Ghana. Related to Guang languages in the south of Ghana, it is spoken by about a third of the population in the northern region. The Brong-Ahafo and Volta regions lie to the south of the Gonja-speaking area, while Dagombas, Mamprussis and Walas are to the north.[3][4] Its dialects are Gonja and Choruba.

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Alphabet

Vowels used are: a,e,i,o,ɔ,u,ɛ. Consonants include: ch [tʃ], ŋm, ny, gb, kp, sh [ʃ].

Pronouns

Personal pronouns as subject of the sentence:

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Names

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References

  1. [1]
    Gonja, Ngbanya, Ngbanyito at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    Mary E. Kropp Dakubu (ed.), The Languages of Ghana, page 77
  3. [3]
    Language Guide (Gonja Version). Bureau of Ghana Languages, Accra, 1977-1988.
  4. [4]
    Kropp Dakubu, M.E. (editor), The Languages of Ghana. Kegan Paul International, London, for the International African Institute. 1988.
  • Colin Painter, Gonja: a phonological and grammatical study, Indiana University, 1970
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