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THE COMPLETE LIST OF LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN GHANA

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  During my Ghana tour in writing the book, KNOW GHANA BETTER , I had encounters with several different languages and I thought it wise to share with you all since it may be very necessary. But mind you, this article is copyright protected so please, do not extract this information for selfish gains without seeking permission from the author of the book  KNOW   GHANA   BETTER and the administrator of these Youtube channels, Huniah-Yourhighness Tv and DISCOVER GUANS WITH HUNIAH . Now, the total list of languages could be debatable for the fact that there are dialects within languages and some dialects could be seperate languages on their own. Thus, in this writeup, I only present the raw facts as I have found them and it is up to the reader to make his/her own judgements. THE LIST OF ALL LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN GHANA Greater-Accra Region 1. Ga 2. Dangme (dialects: Klogbi (Krobo), Gbugblã (Prampram), Ada gbi) Cental Region 3. Fante (dialects: Gomoa, Agona, T'di Fante, ...
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NOUNS IN THE GA LANGUAGE (GBƐIWIEMƆI YƐ GA MLI )

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NOUNS IN THE GA LANGUAGE (GB ƐIWIEMƆI YƐ GA MLI  ) In Latin, "noun" simply means "a name." They refer to names of people, animals, places or things. They can be concrete or abstract. These things can be anything from living creatures and places to actions, qualities, states of existence, and even ideas. So, whether you're talking about the Independence Arc, the Bank of Ghana building or the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, then you're talking about nouns. Think of nouns as language name tags—they label and identify stuff.  In the Ga language, we have groupings of nouns. A noun is called Gbɛiwiemɔ in the Ga language. There are several types of them and we look at the types in the article below  Kwamaŋgbɛi (Common Nouns) : These are everyday words that we use or things we see. They refer to general things, like “dog - gbei,” “city- maŋ” "spoon-awale," "okpɔlɔ- table" or “book - wolo.” Kɔsuaŋgbɛi (Proper Nouns) : These are more specific and refer to...
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