ga language

The Ga language is spoken in Ghana in and around Accra, in the south of Togo and in Western Nigeria. It is a Kwa language. The ISO 639-2 code is gaa, the SIL code is GAC.

The Ga Alphabet

The Ga alphabet consists of seven vowels and 19 consonants. 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

Vowels (Vaoli)

Each Ga vowel always sounds the same. There is no equivalent of English long and short vowels. Instead Ga has the concept of vowel meter or vowel length. The Ga vowels have three different lengths. For example a, can be lengthened to aa and aaa.

Consonants (Kɔnsonanti)

The Ga consonants sound roughly the same as their English couterparts. Notice that ŋ is pronunced as 'ng'.

Digraphs and Trigraphs (Haaji Agbɛɛmɔ)

There are eleven digraphs and two trigraphs. It is important to pronounce these as one sound.

External link

Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Ga language

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