Ga
E34473
Ga is a Kwa language spoken primarily by the Ga people in and around Accra, the capital region of Ghana.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ga language | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kwa language
ⓘ
Niger–Congo language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Accra
ⓘ
surface form:
Accra Ga
Gã ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Ga–Dangme branch of Kwa ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Dangme language ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ga people ⓘ |
| glottologCode | gali1263 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Gã ⓘ |
| hasBibleTranslation | Ga Bible ⓘ |
| hasDigitalUse | social media in Ghana ⓘ |
| hasGrammarFeature |
noun class remnants
ⓘ
serial verb constructions ⓘ subject–verb–object word order ⓘ |
| hasISO639-1Code | gaa ⓘ |
| hasISO639-2Code | gaa ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | gaa ⓘ |
| hasMediaUse |
newspapers in Ghana
ⓘ
radio broadcasting in Ghana ⓘ television broadcasting in Ghana ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakersApprox | 700000 ⓘ |
| hasOrthographyStandardized | true ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
advanced tongue root vowel harmony
ⓘ
contrastive vowel length ⓘ prenasalized consonants ⓘ tone ⓘ |
| isSpokenByMinority | true ⓘ |
| isTonalLanguage | true ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kwa languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| primaryCity | Accra ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Bureau of Ghana Languages ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Accra
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ Greater Accra Region ⓘ |
| statusInGhana |
indigenous Ghanaian language
ⓘ
language of wider communication in Greater Accra ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Ga–Dangme languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Ga–Dangme
|
| taughtIn | primary schools in Ga-speaking areas ⓘ |
| usedAs | vernacular language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ga festivals
ⓘ
Homowo festival ⓘ traditional religion of Ga people ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.