User:Ruby Otoo

I am a lecturer at the University of Education,Winneba.Originally I am from Osu. I have an M,phil in Applied linguistics(Ga). I lecture in phonology and written literature of the Ga language. I also teach grammar of the Ga language. For my master's I looked at the morphophenemics of Ga.

More about GA

Ga is the language of the Accra people of the southern part of Ghana. It is spoken by the Ga Mashi, Osu, La, Teshi, Nungua, Tema and Kpone. It is also spoken outside its traditional areas due to migration and other economic activities. We do not talk of dialects of the Ga language; but there are some differences in some utterances which could be noted on phonological grounds. Ga belongs to New Kwa group of the Niger-Congo language family. Williamson (1989) classifies Ga under the Ngo sub group of New Kwa Languages. It is the language of the people of Ga lands. The territory of the Ga people extends from Kasoa, but excludes Kasoa along the coast through Ga Mashi, Osu, La, Teshi, Nungua, Tema and Kpone, then Northward through Katamanso and Kpone Bawaleshi to Ayi Mensa at the foot of the Akuapem Range, through Adenkrebi, Otsirikoofo and Samsam at the western edge of the Range. It also covers Hebron, Doblo and Densu River to Obom and down south through Ajei Krodua to Kasoa but excluding Kasoa. History relates to the fact that the Ga people, at various times in the past, shared boundaries with the Akans, Obutus, Akwamus and Ewes. They also lived with various Europeans like the Portuguese, Dutch, Danes, French, and Germans. The Ga lexicon has been influenced by these languages. Aquandah (1982). It is estimated that there are about two-thirds of a million native speakers of Ga. Ga is a school subject and the language of instruction for the first three years in schools in the Ga speaking areas. It is also an academic subject taught at the universities. Compared with other languages in Ghana, Ga has had a relatively longer period of written traditions. Starting in 1853-54, the “Ga Kanemɔ wolo” series were followed by the “Kanemɔ ni okwɛ” series and these were followed by the “Nileegbɛ" series which is still used in the basic schools.

References

Aquandah,J.(1982),Rediscovery Ghana’s Past, Sedco Publishing Ltd.

Dakubu,M.E.K.(2009), The Ga Dictionary with English Index.

Dakubu,M.E.K.(2003), The Ga Verb. Unpublished Manuscript. University of Ghana, Legon.

Dakubu,M.E.K.(1993), Sentence and Clause in Ga. Unpublished Manuscript. University of Ghana. Legon

Otoo, R.(2005), Morphophenemic Analysis in Ga and Dangme Place Names. M.Phil Thesis. University of Education,Winneba.

Wentum,C.(1997), A Lexical Tonology of the Ga. M.Phil Thesis. University of Ghana.