Some new words:ŋmaa = to write
miishɛɛ = happiness, joy, fun
ekomefeemɔ = union, unity
maŋ = country, nation, continent, town
maŋwulu = city (maŋ = town; wulu = great)
nyɛmi = sibling (nyɛmi yoo = sister)
onukpa = elder, boss
Some differences between the Learn Ga Now materials and other materials I've used:ekomefeemɔ maŋ = United States or United Nations?
ekome feemɔ = ekomefeemɔ
ofaine = ofainɛ
oyi wala doŋ = oyiwaladoŋ, oyiwala doŋŋ
mii shɛɛ = miishɛɛ
atsɛo = atsɛɔ (pretty confident that atsɛo is a true typo)
tɛɛ = tɛŋŋ (I know it as
tɛŋŋ in Ga and
kɛɛ in Dangme; maybe tɛɛ is a transitional dialect or "compromise" form?)
Below I have used the spelling conventions which I've previously encountered (i.e., second version listed above) for consistency's sake, rather than those in Learn Ga Now, where they differ.
Exercise 2.2 from Learn Ga Now: Conversation A
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1. (E) Atsɛɔ mi Kofi. Te atsɛɔ bo tɛŋŋ? (My name is Kofi. What is your name?)
2. (C) Atsɛɔ mi Michelle. (My name is Michelle.)
3. (H) Oh, te a ŋmaa Michelle tɛŋŋ? (Oh, how do you write Michelle?)
4. (A) M-I-C-H-E-L-L-E. Michelle.
5. (G) Nɛgbe maŋ nɔ ni ojɛ? (Where are you from?)
6. (B) Mi jɛ ekomefeemɔ maŋ lɛ mli. (I am from the United States.)
7. (F) Oh, Amerika nyo ji bo? (Oh, you are American?)
8. (I) Hɛɛ, Amerika nyo ji mi. Ni bo huŋ? (Yes, I am American. And you?)
9.(D) Ghana nyo ji mi. Afo mi yɛ Ga. (I am Ghanaian. I was born in Accra.)
Conversation B
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1. (D) Hee, mi gbɛi John, Te atsɛɔ bo tɛŋŋ? (My name is John. What is your name?)
2. (H) Esi.
3. (C) Ogbɛi ji Esi? (Your name is Esi?)
4. (I) Hɛɛ, egbei ji Esi. Mi nyɛmi yoo fio ni. (Yes, her name is Esi. She is my younger sister.)
5. (E) Esi, oo tsɔɔ nɛkɛ E-S-I? (Esi, do you mean E-S-I?)
6. (G) Hɛɛ, nakai noo ni. (Yes, that’s right.)
7. (B) Agbenɛ te atsɛɔ bo hu tɛŋŋ? (And what is your name?)
8. (F) Atsɛɔ mi Kwabena. (My name is Kwabena.)
9. (A) Mi mii eshɛ mi he akɛ wɔ kpe. (I’m glad to meet the two of you.)
Conversation C
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1. (D) Ofainɛ, mi gbɛi ji Jane. (Please, my name is Jane. [Please, call me Jane.])
2. (C) Mi ji skull bii a onukpa Nii Osabuh. (I am the school headmaster Nii Osabuh.)
3. (G) Nii Osabuh? Te a ŋmaa lɛ tɛŋŋ? (Nii Osabuh? How is that written [spelled]?)
4. (I) N-I-I-O-S-A-B-U-H.
5. (E) Oyiwala doŋŋ. Mi yɛ miishɛɛ. (Thank you. Glad to meet you.)
6. (B) Nɛgbe ojɛ Jane? (Where are you from, Jane?)
7. (J) Mi jɛ ekomefeemɔ maŋ lɛ mli. (I am from the United States.)
8. (A) Oh, Amerika nyo ji bo. Eyɛ miishɛɛ akɛ wɔ kpe. (Oh, you are American. Glad to meet you.)
9. (F) Oyiwala doŋŋ. (Thank you.)
10. (H) Miifala bo yɛ Ghana. (Welcome to Ghana.)
Exercise 2.3 from Learn Ga Now.Thank you = Oyi wala doŋ
Your name is = Ogbɛi ji
Her name is = Egbɛi ji
My name is = Migbɛi ji
What is your name? = Te atsɛɔ bo tɛŋŋ?
Where are you from? = Nɛgbe ojɛ?
I’m from the United States. = Mi jɛ ekomefeemɔ maŋ lɛ mli. (Amerika nyo ji mi.)
You are from America. = Bo jɛ ekomefeemɔ maŋ lɛ mli. (Amerika nyo ji bo.)
I am an American. = Amerika nyo ji mi.
What about you? = Ni bo huŋ?
I am a Ghanaian. = Ghana nyo ji mi.
I was born in Accra. = Afo mi yɛ Ga.
I am = Mi jɛ
She’s my younger sister. = Mi nyɛmi yoo fio ni.
Yes. = Hɛɛ
That’s right. = Nakai ni.
Now = Bia nɛ.
Exercise 2.4 from Learn Ga Now.1. amɛ = they
2. nyɛ = you (plural)
3. mi = I, me
4. bo = you (singular)
5. lɛ = he, she, it
6. wɔ = we