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Konni language information


Konni
Koma
Native toGhana
EthnicityKoma
Native speakers
3,800 (2003)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Congo
      • Savannas
        • Gur
          • Northern
            • Oti–Volta
              • Buli–Koma
                • Konni
Language codes
ISO 639-3kma
Glottologkonn1242
ELPKonni

The Koma language, Konni, is a Gur language of Ghana. Yikpabongo is the main village of the Konni people. Another village is Nangurima.[2]

Koma has vowel harmony. The nine vowel phonemes of Konni are grouped into two sets according to the ATR feature:[3]

  • +ATR /i u e o/
  • −ATR ʋ ɛ ɔ a/

Koma is related to Mampruli, Hanga and Buli.[4]

  1. ^ Konni at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Cahill, Mike (1994). "Diphthongization and underspecification in Kɔnni". UTA Working Papers in Linguistics. Texas Digital Library. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "The World Atlas of Language Structures Online". Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  4. ^ 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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