• Language Guide (Asante Twi Version)

    Asante Twi is spoken in many parts of Ghana, with some variations across the Western, Ashanti, Bono, Ahafo and Oti Regions, with other areas of the country using the language as well.

    Asante Twi is a tonal language and changes in meaning may be brought about by tonal differences.

    It is not expected that you can learn Asante Twi through this little guide book, but it is hoped that it will help you find your way about with minimum difficulty.

  • Language Guide (Eʋe Version)

    Eʋe is spoken in the Volta Region of Ghana, the Republic of Togoland and the Eastern part of Dahomey. The coastal Eʋes, being mostly traders and fishermen, are found in almost every town in Ghana.

    Eʋe, like other Ghanaian Languages, is tonal and changes in meaning may be brought about by tone differences. It has a number of peculiar consonants and digraphs.

    It is not expected that you can learn Eʋe through this Language Guide Booklet but we hope that it will help you to find your way about with a minimum of difficulty.

    In an effort to spread the readership network, other areas of the reader’s interest have been added to the content of this booklet. These are some literary terms, grammatical terminologies, tenses among others. It is hoped that these additions would help readers in their study of the Eʋe language.

  • Language Guide (Gonja Version)

    The Gonja language which is spoken by the Gonjas is quite distinct from all the languages in the Northern and Upper Regions. It is rather akin to some languages in the South, particularly, the Guang languages.

    Gonja-speaking area covers more than one third of the Northern Region. It shares boundaries with the Brong-Ahafo and Volta Region in the South, and the Dagombas, the Mamprussis and the Walas in the North.

    Gonja is a tonal language and changes in meaning are brought about by tonal differences. It is to be noted that most questions end on a falling tone.

    This booklet is intended to guide people who are not yet proficient in Gonja.

    All persons learning Gonja will find that the Gonjas have the tendency to elide vowels and slur consonants. Final vowels are always elided before other vowels, and often before words beginning with consonants.

  • The Nzema Orthography (Nzema)

    Nzema is spoken mainly in the extreme West of the Western Region. It is spoken, too, by about half the population in the mining areas.

    Nzema is a tonal language and changes in meaning may be brought about by tonal differences.

    It is not expected that you can learn Nzema through this little guide book, but it is hoped that it will help you find your way about with minimum difficulty.

  • Kagbeniwushi Be Laŋto 3 (Gonja)

    The Gonja language which is spoken by the Gonjas is quite distinct from all the languages in the Northern and Upper Regions. It is rather akin to some languages in the South, particularly, the Guang languages.

    Gonja-speaking area covers more than one third of the Northern Region. It shares boundaries with the Brong-Ahafo and Volta Region in the South, and the Dagombas, the Mamprussis and the Walas in the North.

    Gonja is a tonal language and changes in meaning are brought about by tonal differences. It is to be noted that most questions end on a falling tone.

    All persons learning Gonja will find that the Gonjas have the tendency to elide vowels and slur consonants. Final vowels are always elided before other vowels, and often before words beginning with consonants.

  • Kagbeniwushi Be Laŋto 2 (Gonja)

    The Gonja language which is spoken by the Gonjas is quite distinct from all the languages in the Northern and Upper Regions. It is rather akin to some languages in the South, particularly, the Guang languages.

    Gonja-speaking area covers more than one third of the Northern Region. It shares boundaries with the Brong-Ahafo and Volta Region in the South, and the Dagombas, the Mamprussis and the Walas in the North.

    Gonja is a tonal language and changes in meaning are brought about by tonal differences. It is to be noted that most questions end on a falling tone.

    All persons learning Gonja will find that the Gonjas have the tendency to elide vowels and slur consonants. Final vowels are always elided before other vowels, and often before words beginning with consonants.

  • Kagbeniwushi Be Laŋto 1 (Gonja)

    The Gonja language which is spoken by the Gonjas is quite distinct from all the languages in the Northern and Upper Regions. It is rather akin to some languages in the South, particularly, the Guang languages.

    Gonja-speaking area covers more than one third of the Northern Region. It shares boundaries with the Brong-Ahafo and Volta Region in the South, and the Dagombas, the Mamprussis and the Walas in the North.

    Gonja is a tonal language and changes in meaning are brought about by tonal differences. It is to be noted that most questions end on a falling tone.

    All persons learning Gonja will find that the Gonjas have the tendency to elide vowels and slur consonants. Final vowels are always elided before other vowels, and often before words beginning with consonants.

  • Language Guide (Kasem)

    Kasem is a tonal language and is generally spoken in musical tone. Therefore a tonal difference in Kasem may alter the meaning of a word.

    The third edition of this Language Guide has been revised and compiled to help a learner find out his or her way with minimum difficulty in the Kasem speaking area.

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