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Konni language

Konni language

Gur language of Ghana

Not to be confused with Koma language.

The Koma language, Konni, is a Gur language of Ghana. Yikpabongo is the main village of the Konni people. Another village is Nangurima.[2]

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Koma has vowel harmony. The nine vowel phonemes of Konni are grouped into two sets according to the ATR feature:[3]

  • +ATR /i u e o/
  • −ATR /ɩ ʋ ɛ ɔ a/

Koma is related to Mampruli, Hanga and Buli.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Konni at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Cahill, Mike (1994). "Diphthongization and underspecification in Kɔnni". UTA Working Papers in Linguistics. Texas Digital Library. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "The World Atlas of Language Structures Online". Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  4. [4]
    Cahill, Michael (1992). "A Preliminary Phonology of the Konni Language". Journal of West African Languages - Institute of African Studies. University of Ghana: 2.


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