Konni language
Not to be confused with Koma language.
| Konni | |
|---|---|
| Koma | |
| Native to | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Koma |
Native speakers | 3,800 (2003)[1] |
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Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
kma |
| Glottolog |
konn1242[2] |
The Koma language, Konni, is a Gur language of Ghana. Yikpabongo the main village of the Konni people. Another village is Nangurima.[3]
Koma has vowel harmony. The nine vowel phonemes of Konni are grouped into two sets according to the ATR feature:[4]
- +ATR /i u e o/
- −ATR /ɩ ʋ ɛ ɔ a/
Koma is related to Mampruli, Hanga and Buli.[5]
References
- ↑ Konni at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Konni". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Cahill, Mike (1994). "Diphthongization and underspecification in Kɔnni". UTA Working Papers in Linguistics. Texas Digital Library. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ "The World Atlas of Language Structures Online". Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ Cahill, Michael (1992). "A Preliminary Phonology of the Konni Language". Journal of West African Languages - Institute of African Studies. University of Ghana: 2.
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