Farefare (language)
| Farefare, Frafra | ||
|---|---|---|
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Spoken in |
Ghana , Burkina Faso | |
| speaker | about 1 million | |
| Linguistic classification |
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| Official status | ||
| Official language in | one of the national languages of Ghana | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639 -1 |
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| ISO 639 -2 |
nic (other Niger-Congo languages) |
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| ISO 639-3 | ||
Farefare is the language of the Frafra ethnic group that is spoken in northern Ghana and Burkina Faso .
In total, about 820,000 speakers (2003) speak this language with a focus on the Upper East Region (about 656,000 speakers) and at least 164,000 speakers in various cities in the other regions. The language is widespread in the Upper East Region in northeast Ghana near Bolgatanga , Frafra District and west to the language area Navrongo . It is spoken by around 200,000 people in Burkina Faso.
Alternative names: Frafra, Gurenne, Gurune, Nankani. Dialects: Gurune (Gudenne, Gurenne, Gudeni, Zuadeni), Nankani (Naani, Nankanse), Booni, Talni (Talensi, Talene), Nabt (Nabit, Nabde, Nabte, Nabdam, Nabdug, Nabrug, Nabnam, Namnam). There are 5 main dialects and many more. The dialects are differentiated according to geographical distribution and ethnic boundaries. Some dialects are named after cities and towns. The speakers consider Dagaare to be related.
orthography
Frafra uses the Latin alphabet without the letters c, j, q, x, but is supplemented by the letters ɛ , ɔ , ŋ , and ɣ .
| Phonetic spelling | Gurunɛ | example | German |
|---|---|---|---|
| / a / | a | ya / yes / | the houses |
| / a: / | aa | gaarɛ / ga: ɹɛ / | (a kind of bean cake) |
| / ɛ / | ɛ | ɛkɛ / ɛkɛ / | to fly |
| / e / | e | zoore / zo: ɹe: / | Mountain / hill |
| / ẽ / | ẽ | tẽŋa | city |
| / ɪ / | ɩ | taablɩ / ta: blɪ / | the table (from French) |
| / i / | i | piika / pi: ka / | small |
| / ɔ / | ɔ | ɔɔrɔ / ɔ: ɹɔ / | cold |
| /O/ | O | toma toma /to:.ma.to:.ma/ | Equivalent to "hello" |
| / ʊ / | ʋ | teebʋl / te: bʊl / | the table (from English) |
| / u / | uu | buulika / bu: lika / | the morning |
Greetings
| Gurunɛ | Phonetic spelling | German |
|---|---|---|
| Buulika | / bu: lika / | Morning (greeting in the morning) |
| Wuntɛŋa | / ˈVʊntɛŋa / | Sun (welcome at noon) |
| Zaanure | / za: juɻɛ / | Evening (greeting in the evening) |
| Zaare | / za: r̝e / | welcome |
| Toma Toma | /to:.ma.to:.ma/ | Equivalent to "Hello" (greeting at any time) |
| Nambaa | / ˈNaːmba: / | Reply to the greetings above |
geography
| German | Gurunɛ |
|---|---|
| Africa | Africa |
| America | America |
| Antarctic | Antarctica |
| Asia | Asia |
| Australia | Australia |
| Europe | Europe |
| Oceania | Okeania |
Solemitiŋa means something like "land of the whites" and describes all non-African countries.
Solemine stands for theoretically for all non-African languages, but is practically only used for English .
literature
- ME Kropp Dakubu, S. Awinkene Antintono, and E. Avea Nsoh, A Gurenɛ – English Dictionary and accompanying English – Gurenɛ Glossary