The Gonja language, properly called Ngbanya or Ngbanyito, is a
North Guang language spoken by an estimated 230,000 people, almost all of whom are of the
Gonja ethnic group of northern
Ghana
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. Related to Guang languages in the south of Ghana, it is spoken by about a third of the population in the northern region. The Brong-Ahafo and Volta regions lie to the south of the Gonja-speaking area, while Dagombas, Mamprussis and Walas are to the north.
[Kropp Dakubu, M.E. (editor), ''The Languages of Ghana''. Kegan Paul International, London, for the International African Institute. 1988.] Its dialects are Gonja and Choruba.
Alphabet
Vowels used are: ''a,e,i,o,ɔ,u,ɛ''. Consonants include: ''ch'' '', ŋm, ny, gb, kp, sh'' .
Pronouns
Personal pronouns as subject of the sentence:
Names
References
*Colin Painter, Gonja: a phonological and grammatical study, Indiana University, 1970
External links
ComparaLex database with Gonja word list
{{Kwa languages
Guang languages
Languages of Ghana