Ga language

Spoken in

• Niger - Congo languages Volta - Congo languages Kwa languages Ga - Adangme Ga

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Gaa

Gaa

Ga or gain is a West African language from the group of Kwa languages, spoken by the same people Ga.

It is spoken by about 8 % of the Ghanaian population in the southeast of the country. With the Dangme languages ​​and Krobo they form the subgroup Ga - Adangme the Kwa languages. It belongs to the southern Volta -Congo branch of the Niger - Congo languages ​​. In linguistics, Ga - Dangme is considered as a single language.

The Ga Alphabet

The modified Latin alphabet used for the Ga language consists of seven vowels and consonants 19:

The vowels ( Vaoli )

The vowels are immutable. However, there are three different lengths per vowel. These lengths are represented by repetition of vowels, eg: A, aa or aaa.

The consonants ( Kɔnsonanti )

The Ga - consonants are pronounced approximately as in English or German. It should be noted that Na is pronounced as, nga '.

Digraphs and trigraphs ( Haaji Agbɛɛmɔ )

There are eleven digraphs and two Trigraphe in the language of Ga. It is important to express this as a sound: