User:Johnson

Name: Johnson Baah

Programme: MPhil in Linguistics

Nationality: Ghanaian

Project title: 'THE MEANING OF BONO (BRONG) VERBS AND THEIR TRANSLATION EQUIVALENCE'

Background: Bono is a spoken dialect of Akan which is spoken in Ghana (in the Brong Ahafo Region) and in Ivory Coast. An alternative name for Bono is Brong, which is quite popular among Ghanaian Linguists. Within the Brong Ahafo Region, every traditional area attaches its name to the dialect thus reflecting the various sub-dialects of Bono. For example, Dormaa Bono, Techiman Bono, Nkronza Bono etc.

The dialect of Bono used at the Ivory Coast is called ABRON, and it seems that this name has received more international recognition than BONO (BRONG).