Gã
Ga
Niger-Congo
Ga (autonymously Gã) is a Kwa language of the Niger-Congo family, spoken by around 750,000 people primarily in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, where Ga is one of the most prominent urban languages alongside Twi/Akan and English. The Ga people are the traditional inhabitants of Accra (the Ga capital city Nkran) and the surrounding coastal plain east to the Volta River. Linguistically, Ga is closely related to Adangme (ada) — the two form the Ga-Adangme branch of Kwa — and more distantly related to other major Ghanaian languages like Twi/Akan (ak), Ewe (ee), and Dagbani. Ga has been a language of urban modernity in Accra since the 19th century Basel Mission established Ga-language schools, with significant Ga-language press and radio. The annual Ga harvest festival of Homowo (early August) is one of the most prominent cultural events in Ghana.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Ga
tsɔkoleti
Sources
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Niger-Congo
| Meaning | Ga | Adangme | Akan | Nzima | Ewe | Aja | Tiv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | nu /nu/ | nyu /ɲu/ | nsuo /nsuo/ | nzule /nzule/ | tsi /tsi/ | esi /esi/ | mngerem /mŋɡɛɾɛm/ |
| Fire | la /la/ | la /la/ | ogya /odʑa/ | sinya /sinja/ | dzo /dzo/ | ezo /ezo/ | usu /usu/ |
| Sun | hulu /hulu/ | hyɛ /çɛ/ | owia /owia/ | ewia /ewia/ | ɣe /ɣe/ | ewe /ewe/ | iyange /ijaŋɡe/ |
| Moon | ŋɔɔŋmɔ /ŋɔɔŋmɔ/ | nyɔnyɔɛ /ɲɔɲɔɛ/ | ɔsrane /ɔsrane/ | siane /sjane/ | ɣleti /ɣleti/ | esun /esun/ | uwer /uwɛɾ/ |
| Star | ŋulami /ŋùlámi/ | ŋulami /ŋulami/ | nsoromma /n̩sòròmmá/ | nzonlenle /nzɔnlɛnlɛ/ | ɣletivi /ɣletivi/ | wlecivi /wletʃivi/ | ishan /iˈʃan/ |
| Night | nyɔŋ /ɲɔŋ/ | nyɔmi /ɲɔmi/ | anadwo /anadwo/ | nɔzo /nɔzo/ | zã /zã/ | zan /zã/ | tugh /tuɣ/ |
| Rain | nugbɔ /nuˈɡbɔ/ | hiɔmi /hiɔmi/ | osu /oˈsu/ | ezule /ezule/ | tsidzadza /tsidzadza/ | eshi /eʃi/ | ura /ˈura/ |
| Snow | snoo /snoː/ | snoo /snoː/ | sukyerɛmma /sutɕɪrɛmma/ | ezukɔtweaba /ezukɔtweaba/ | sno /sno/ | — | senou /senou/ |
| Wind | kɔɔyɔɔ /kɔːjɔː/ | kɔɔhiɔ /kɔːhiɔ/ | mframa /mframa/ | anwoma /anwoma/ | aya /aja/ | jihɔn /dʒihɔ̃/ | ahumbe /ahumbe/ |
| Earth | shikpɔŋ /ʃikpɔŋ/ | zugba /zuɡba/ | asase /asase/ | azɛlɛ /azɛlɛ/ | anyigba /aɲiɡba/ | nyigban /ɲiɡbã/ | tar /tar/ |
| Stone | tɛ /tɛ/ | tɛ /tɛ/ | ɔboɔ /ɔˈboɔ/ | bolɛ /bolɛ/ | kpe /kpe/ | kpe /kpe/ | iwen /iwen/ |
| Mountain | gɔŋ /ɡɔŋ/ | yoku /joku/ | bepɔ /bepɔ/ | boka /boka/ | to /to/ | — | uwo /uwo/ |
| Sea | ŋshɔ /ŋʃɔ/ | wo /wo/ | ɛpo /ɛpo/ | nyevile /ɲevile/ | atsiaƒu /atsiaɸu/ | axu /axu/ | zegemnger /zeɡemŋɡɛɾ/ |
| Mother | nyɛ /ɲɛ/ | nyɛ /ɲɛ/ | ɛna /ɛna/ | enwo /enwo/ | dada /dada/ | nɔ /nɔ/ | ngo /ŋɡo/ |
| Father | tsɛ /tsɛ/ | tsɛ /tsɛ/ | agya /adʑa/ | papa /papa/ | fofo /fofo/ | eda /eda/ | ter /tɛɾ/ |
| Daughter | biyoo /bijoː/ | biyo /bijo/ | ɔbabaa /ɔbabaː/ | ra raalɛ /ra raːlɛ/ | vinyɔnu /viɲɔnu/ | vi nyɔnuvi /vi ɲɔnuvi/ | wan u kwase /wan u kwase/ |
| I | mi /mì/ | i /i/ | me /mɪ̀/ | me /mè/ | nye /ɲɛ/ | nyɛ /ɲɛ/ | mo /mɔ/ |
| You | bo /bo/ | mo /mo/ | wo /wʊ̀/ | wɔ /wɔ/ | wò /wò/ | wo /wo/ | we /we/ |
| We | wɔ /wɔ̀/ | wɔ /wɔ/ | yɛn /jɛ̀n/ | yɛ /jɛ̀/ | mí /mí/ | mí /mí/ | se /se/ |
| Name | gbɛi /ɡbɛ́i/ | biɛ /biɛ/ | din /dín/ | duma /duma/ | ŋkɔ /ŋkɔ/ | ŋkɔ /ŋkɔ/ | iti /iˈti/ |
| Person | gbɔmɔ /ɡbɔmɔ/ | nɔmlɔ /nɔmlɔ/ | onipa /onipa/ | sonla /sonla/ | ame /ame/ | amɛ /amɛ/ | or /or/ |
| Head | yitso /jitso/ | yi /ji/ | etire /etire/ | ti /ti/ | ta /ta/ | ta /ta/ | ityough /itjouɣ/ |
| Eye | hiŋmɛi /hiŋmɛi/ | hiŋmɛ /hiŋmɛ/ | aniwa /aniwa/ | anye /anje/ | ŋku /ŋku/ | ŋkuvi /ŋkuvi/ | ishe /iʃe/ |
| Ear | toi /toi/ | toi /toi/ | aso /aso/ | anzo /anzo/ | to /to/ | eto /eto/ | togh /toɣ/ |
| Nose | gugɔŋ /ɡuɡɔŋ/ | gugwɔ /ɡuɡwɔ/ | hwene /ʍene/ | bonyi /boɲi/ | ŋɔti /ŋɔti/ | — | hinga /hiŋɡa/ |
| Mouth | naa /naː/ | nya /ɲa/ | ano /ano/ | nloa /nloa/ | nu /nu/ | enu /enu/ | zwa /zwa/ |
| Tooth | nyɛnyoŋ /ɲɛɲoŋ/ | luŋu /luŋu/ | ɛse /ɛse/ | ɛjele /ɛdʒele/ | aɖu /aɖu/ | aɖu /aɖu/ | inyigh /iɲiɣ/ |
| Tongue | lilɛi /lilɛi/ | lilɛ /lilɛ/ | tɛkrɛma /tɛkrɛma/ | ɛtɛfima /ɛtɛfima/ | aɖe /aɖe/ | aɖe /aɖe/ | nombor /nombor/ |
| Hand | nine /nine/ | nine /nine/ | nsa /nsa/ | ɛsa /ɛsa/ | asi /asi/ | alɔ /alɔ/ | uwegh /uweɣ/ |
| Foot | nane /nane/ | nane /nane/ | nan /nan/ | gyakɛ /ɡʲakɛ/ | afɔ /àfɔ̀/ | afɔ /afɔ/ | nguhar /ŋɡuhar/ |
| Heart | tsui /tsui/ | tsui /tsui/ | akoma /akoma/ | ahonle /ahonle/ | dzi /dzi/ | eji /edʒi/ | ishima /iʃima/ |
| Bone | wu /wu/ | wu /wu/ | dompe /dompe/ | bowule /bowule/ | ƒu /ɸu/ | xu /xu/ | kuhe /kuhe/ |
| Blood | lá /lá/ | muɔ /muɔ/ | mogya /moɡʲa/ | mogya /moɡʲa/ | ʋu /ʋu/ | hun /hũ/ | awambe /awambe/ |
| Poop | wamɔ /wamɔ/ | fĩ /fĩ/ | ebin /ebin/ | ebinli /ebinli/ | afɔdzi /afɔdzi/ | — | akôngo /akɔŋɡo/ |
| Love | suɔmɔ /suɔmɔ/ | suɔmi /suɔmi/ | ɔdɔ /ɔdɔ/ | ɛlɔlɛ /ɛlɔlɛ/ | lɔ̃lɔ̃ /lɔ̃lɔ̃/ | lɔ̃ /lɔ̃/ | dooshima /doːʃima/ |
| Tree | tso /tso/ | tso /tso/ | dua /dua/ | baka /baka/ | ati /ati/ | aci /atʃi/ | kon /kon/ |
| Dog | gbei /ɡbei/ | gbe /ɡbe/ | kraman /kraman/ | kraman /kraman/ | avu /avu/ | avu /avu/ | iwa /iwa/ |
| Cat | adi /adi/ | adi /adi/ | agyinamoa /adʑinamoa/ | agyinamoa /adʑinamoa/ | dadi /dadi/ | ami /ami/ | anyam /aɲam/ |
| Fish | loo /loː/ | lo /lo/ | apataa /apataː/ | fɛlɛ /fɛlɛ/ | tɔmelã /tɔmelã/ | kpavi /kpavi/ | ishu /iʃu/ |
| Bird | loofɔlɔ /loːfɔlɔ/ | lohwe pɛlitsɛ /lohwe pɛlitsɛ/ | anoma /aˈnoma/ | anloma /anloma/ | xevi /xeʋi/ | xevi /xevi/ | inyon /iɲɔn/ |
| Butterfly | abei /abei/ | kutu /kutu/ | afofantɔ /afofantɔ/ | ɛbolakɔlɛ /ɛbolakɔlɛ/ | kpakpaluʋui /kpakpaluʋui/ | — | kokombo /kokombo/ |
| Egg | wuɔ /wuɔ/ | hlui /hlui/ | kosua /kosua/ | kolonvia /kolonvia/ | koklozi /koklozi/ | — | ijikegh /idʒikeɣ/ |
| Horse | okpɔŋɔ /okpɔŋɔ/ | okpɔŋɔ /okpɔŋɔ/ | ɔpɔnkɔ /ɔpɔŋkɔ/ | ɛkpɔnwɔ /ɛkpɔnwɔ/ | sɔ /sɔ/ | esɔ /esɔ/ | nyinya /ɲiɲa/ |
| House | shia /ʃia/ | we /we/ | efie /efie/ | suakɛ /suakɛ/ | aƒe /aɸe/ | avia /avia/ | ya /ja/ |
| Milk | fufɔ /fufɔ/ | nyɔ nyu /ɲɔ ɲu/ | nufusu /nufusu/ | nyɛfonzule /ɲɛfonzule/ | notsi /notsi/ | anɔshu /anɔʃu/ | atumba /atumba/ |
| Honey | wo /wo/ | hwo /hwo/ | ɛwoɔ /ɛwoɔ/ | wolɛ /wolɛ/ | anyitsi /aɲitsi/ | enyishi /eɲiʃi/ | iyough /ijouɣ/ |
| Salt | ŋo /ŋo/ | ŋo /ŋo/ | nkyene /ntɕene/ | ngyenle /ndʑenle/ | dze /dze/ | eje /edʒe/ | bar /baɾ/ |
| Wine | wain /wain/ | wai /wai/ | bobesa /bobesa/ | nwanye /nwaɲe/ | wain /wain/ | vɛn /vɛ̃/ | wain /wain/ |
| Rice | omɔ /omɔ/ | omɔ /omɔ/ | ɛmo /ɛmo/ | awule /awule/ | mɔlu /mɔlu/ | mɔlu /mɔlu/ | — |
| Chocolate | tsɔkoleti | — | — | — | tsokolate /tsokolate/ | — | — |
| Iron | dade /dade/ | dade /dade/ | dadeɛ /dadeɛ/ | bulalɛ /bulalɛ/ | ga /ɡa/ | ega /eɡa/ | iyôgh /ijɔɣ/ |
| Wheel | shwiili /ʃwiːli/ | tlɔɔke nane /tlɔːke nane/ | ntwahonan /ntwahonan/ | ehwili /ehwili/ | afɔti /afɔti/ | — | ikyaver /ikjaver/ |
| Silk | seda /seda/ | seda /seda/ | serekye /seretɕe/ | selekye /seletɕe/ | seda /seda/ | — | shiliti /ʃiliti/ |
| Book | wolo /wolo/ | womi /womi/ | nwoma /ɲʷoma/ | buluku /buluku/ | agbalẽ /aɡbalẽ/ | wema /wema/ | takerada /takerada/ |
| Eat | yɛ /jɛ/ | ye /je/ | didi /didi/ | di /di/ | ɖu /ɖu/ | ɖu /ɖu/ | yan /jan/ |
| Drink | nu /nu/ | nu /nu/ | nom /nom/ | nu /nu/ | no /no/ | nu /nu/ | mba /mba/ |
| Sleep | wɔ /wɔ/ | hwɔ mahe /hwɔ mahe/ | da /da/ | dafi /dafi/ | dɔ alɔ̃ /dɔ alɔ̃/ | dɔ alɔn /dɔ alɔ̃/ | yav /jav/ |
| One | ekome /ekome/ | kake /kake/ | baako /baːko/ | kʊ /kʊ/ | ɖeka /ɖeka/ | eɖe /eɖe/ | mom /mom/ |
| Two | enyɔ /eɲɔ/ | enyɔ /eɲɔ/ | mmienu /m̩mìɛ̀nu/ | nwiɔ /nwiɔ/ | eve /ève/ | eve /eve/ | uhar /uˈhar/ |
| Three | etɛ /etɛ/ | etɛ /etɛ/ | ɛbiɛsa /ɛbiɛsa/ | nsa /nsa/ | etɔ̃ /etɔ̃/ | etɔ̃ /etɔ̃/ | utar /utar/ |
| Four | ejwɛ /edʒwɛ/ | eywɛ /ejwɛ/ | ɛnan /ɛnã/ | nna /nnã/ | ene /ene/ | ɛnɛ /ɛnɛ/ | unyiin /uɲiː/ |
| Five | enumɔ /enumɔ/ | enuɔ /enuɔ/ | enum /ɛnũ/ | nnu /nnu/ | atɔ̃ /atɔ̃/ | atɔ̃ /atɔ̃/ | utaan /utaːn/ |
| Hundred | oha /oha/ | lafa /lafa/ | ɔha /ɔha/ | ɛya /ɛja/ | alafa /alafa/ | — | deri /dɛɾi/ |
| Hello | ɔ jɔ /ɔ jɔ/ | daa /daː/ | akwaaba /akʷaːba/ | akwaaba /akʷaːba/ | ŋdi /ŋdi/ | nɛnɛ /nɛnɛ/ | m sugh /m suɣ/ |
| Thank you | oyiwala /ojiwala/ | ojakuɛ /odʒakwɛ/ | medaase /medaase/ | medaase /medaase/ | akpe /akpe/ | amɛ akpe /amɛ akpe/ | m sugh u /m suɣ u/ |
| Good | ekpakpa /ekpakpa/ | hɛŋmi /hɛŋmi/ | pa /pa/ | kpa /kpa/ | nyo /ɲo/ | nwi /nwi/ | dedoo /dedoː/ |
| New | hee /heː/ | he /he/ | foforɔ /foforɔ/ | fofolɛ /fofolɛ/ | yeye /jeje/ | yoyu /joju/ | he /he/ |
| Red | tsuru /tsuru/ | tsu /tsu/ | kɔkɔɔ /kɔkɔː/ | kɔkɔlɛ /kɔkɔlɛ/ | dzĩ /dziː̃/ | ejun /edʒũ/ | nyian /ɲian/ |
| White | yɛŋ /jɛŋ/ | hiɔ /hiɔ/ | fitaa /fitaː/ | fufule /fufule/ | ɣi /ɣi/ | eyi /eji/ | pupu /pupu/ |
| Black | diŋ /diŋ/ | yumu /jumu/ | tuntum /tuntum/ | bile /bile/ | yibɔ /jibɔ/ | eyu /eju/ | il /il/ |
| Green | ŋoli /ŋoli/ | — | ahahammono /ahahammono/ | asuomenle /asuomenle/ | gbemumu /ɡbemumu/ | — | kwel /kʷel/ |
| Blue | bla /bla/ | bluu /bluː/ | tuntum /tuntum/ | buluwu /buluwu/ | amã /amã/ | — | kwel /kʷel/ |
| Computer | kɔmpiuta /kɔmpiuta/ | kɔmpiuta /kɔmpiuta/ | kɔmputa /kɔmputa/ | kɔmpita /kɔmpita/ | kɔmputa /kɔmputa/ | ɔdinatɛɛ /ɔdinatɛː/ | kômputa /kɔmputa/ |
| Tea | tii /tiː/ | — | tii /tiː/ | tii /tiː/ | tii /tii/ | ti /ti/ | tii /tiː/ |
| Coffee | kɔfi /kɔfi/ | kɔfi /kɔfi/ | kɔfe /kɔfe/ | — | kafe /kafe/ | kafe /kafe/ | kofi /kofi/ |
| Sugar | sikli /sikli/ | sikli /sikli/ | asikre /asikre/ | asikyɛlɛ /asikjɛlɛ/ | sukli /sukli/ | sukle /sukle/ | shogar /ʃoɡar/ |
| Orange | akutu /akutu/ | akutu /akutu/ | akutu /akutu/ | akutue /akutue/ | akutu /akutu/ | — | alum /alum/ |
| Ninety-nine | nyɔŋmai nɛɛhu kɛ nɛɛhu /ɲɔŋmai nɛːhu kɛ nɛːhu/ | nyingmi nɛɛ kɛ nɛɛ /ɲiŋ͡mi nɛː kɛ nɛː/ | aduɔkron akron /aduɔkrõ akrõ/ | abulahɔnla nee ngɔnla /abulahɔ̃lã neː ŋɡɔ̃lã/ | blaasiekɛ vɔ asiekɛ /blaasiekɛ vɔ asiekɛ/ | — | akunduanyiingber kar utaankarunyiin /akunduaɲiːɡber kar utaːnkaruɲiː/ |
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