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: