Ga language
| Subclass of | Ga–Dangme  |
|---|---|
| Native label | Ga |
| Country | Ghana |
| Indigenous to | Ga-Adangbe people, Greater Accra Region |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Ethnologue language status | 4 Educational |
| Ghana Place Names URL | https://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/languages-locations/ga |
| Wikimedia language code | gaa |
Ga e la Kua kɔkɔre naŋ maŋ yeli Ghana poɔ, a Accra naŋ e a Ghana teŋkpoŋ a Ga noba la maŋ yele o. A yelebe mine be la Togo, Benin ne a Western Nigeria poɔ. O taa la voonoo tɛɛtɛɛ voonebinyagene ata poɔ.
Parɛɛ[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]
Ga e la Kwa kɔkɔre, naŋ poɔ a Niger-Congo yideme poɔ. O peɛle la ne Adangme, ka a zaa lantaa waa a Ga- Dangme ulee naŋ poɔ a kwa poɔ.
Ga e la a kɔkɔre yelebe naŋ e gyamaa a Ga noba zie, naŋ e saakonnoo yeni kaŋa deme a Ghana poɔ. A Ga saakonnoo yideme yoe la Owoo, Lartey, Nortey, Aryee, Lamptey, Tetteh, Ankrah, Tetteyfio, Laryea, Ayitey, Okine, Bortey, Quarshie, Quaye, Quaynor, Ashong, Kotei, Clottey, Nai, Sowah, Odoi, Maale, Ako, Adjetey, Annang, Yemoh,ne Abbey.
A ziere poŋebo[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]
Ga yele la a south - eastern Ghana poɔ, a Accra ne ziere naŋ peɛle. O yaa la kɔkɔkpegelɛ fee lɛ. Ane a zaa la English e la a ɔfiri kɔkɔre ko a Ghana, Ga poɔ la a kɔkɔrɛɛ pie ne yɔɔbo a Bureau a Ghana kɔkɔrɛɛ ŋmɛyaaroo toma poɔ.
Voonoo[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]
Voonebidaare[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]
Ga taa la 31 voonebidaare voonoo
| Labial | Dental | Postalveolar
and palatal |
Velar | Labial-
velar |
Glottal | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain | Labialized | Plain | Lab.v | Plain | Lab. | |||||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋ͡m | |||||||||||
| Stop | p | b | t | d | tʃ | dʒ | tʃʷ | dʒʷ | k | ɡ | kʷ | ɡʷ | k͡p | ɡ͡b | ||
| Fricative | f | v | s | z | ʃ | ʃʷ | h | hʷ | ||||||||
| Approximant | l | j | ɥ | w | ||||||||||||
- [ŋʷ] e la voone tɛɛtɛɛ/w/ a maŋ wa la kyɛ ko a nɔ-ɛremɛ voonebie a maŋ are ko o meŋɛ a sɛgebo poɔ
- /l/ na baŋ waa la a ŋa [ɹ] naŋ ŋa voonebinyagaa bee voonebidaa.
- /j/ taa la voonoo tɛɛtɛɛ [ɲ] kyɛ ko a nɔ- ɛremɛ voonebinyagaa .
Voonebinyagene[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]
Ga taa la noɔre voonebinyagene ayɔpoi ne nɔ-ɛremɛ voonebinyagene anuu. A voonebinyagene zaa taa la voonoo ata tɔnɔɔ: ŋmaa, wogi, ( a maŋ saa la naŋ erɛ bee e baaroo yɛlɛ poɔ).
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oral | nasal | oral | nasal | oral | nasal | |
| Close | i | ĩ | u | ũ | ||
| Close-mid | e | o | ||||
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɛ̃ | ɔ | ɔ̃ | ||
| Open | a | ã | ||||
A Ga sɛgebie la: Aa, Bb, Dd, Ee, Ɛɛ, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Ŋŋ, Oo, Ɔɔ, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Yy, Zz
A sɛgebie ama areko la voonoo naŋ waa yeni ne a IPA sɛgebie (aseŋ B areko la /b/):
- J j - /d͡ʒ/
- Y y - /j/
Voobikpara
- Gb gb - /ɡ͡b/
- Gw gw - /ɡʷ/
- Hw hw - /hʷ/
- Jw jw - /d͡ʒʷ/
- Kp kp - /k͡p/
- Kw kw - /kʷ/
- Ny ny - /ɲ/
- Ŋm ŋm - /ŋ͡m/
- Ŋw ŋw - [ŋʷ]
- Sh sh - /ʃ/
- Ts ts - /t͡ʃ/
- Shw shw - /ʃʷ/
- Tsw tsw - /t͡ʃʷ/
Meŋ la nyɛ[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]
- Ga people
- Languages of Ghana
- Christian Jacob Protten
- Carl Christian Reindorf
- Johannes Zimmerman
Mine meŋ[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]
- ^ Ga at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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Soomo yiebuzie[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]
[Category Q33287Dagaare ]