Re: Ga language resources (Ga-Dangme, Gã)
Posted: 2019-09-11, 1:56
Exercise 3.1 from Learn Ga Now.
1. ekome one
2. enyɔ two
3. etɛ three
4. akwadu banana
5. akwadui bananas
6. blɔfoŋme pineapple
7. blɔfoŋmei pineapples
8. pɛya pear
9. akutu orange
10. daa nɛɛ every day
11. kɛ and
Exercise 3.2
Singular
I mi
you bo
he, she, it lɛ
Plural
we wɔ
you nyɛ
they amɛ
Exercise 3.3
mi yeɔ
bo oyeɔ
lɛ eyeɔ
wɔ yeɔ
nyɛ yeɔ
amɛ yeɔ
Exercise 3.4
bananas akwadui
oranges akutui
pinepapples blɔfoŋmei
coconuts akookoshii
pears pɛyai
plantains amadaai
mangos maŋoi
In Ga, the quantity goes after the noun.
blɔfoŋme kome = one pineapple
blɔfoŋmei enyɔ = two pineapples
blɔfoŋmei etɛ = three pineapples
Exercise 3.5
1. Esi eats mangos. Esi eyeɔ maŋoi.
2. I eat fruit every day. Miyeɔ aduawai daa nɛɛ.
3. Ama and Kwabena eat two bananas every day. Ama kɛ Kwabena yeɔ akwadui enyɔ daa nɛɛ.
4. We eat three pineapples every day. Wɔ yeɔ blɔfoŋmei etɛ daa nɛɛ.
5. You (sing.) eat one banana every day. Oyeɔ akwadu kome daa nɛɛ.
6. You (plural) eat coconuts every day. Nyɛ yeɔ akookoshi daa nɛɛ.
Exercise 3.6
I buy = Mi heɔ
You buy = (Bo) oheɔ
She buys = (Lɛ) eheɔ
We buy = Wɔ heɔ
You all buy = Nyɛ heɔ
They buy = Amɛ heɔ
Exercise 3.7
1. I buy pineapples. Mi heɔ blɔfoŋmei.
2. You buy bananas every day. (Bo) oheɔ akwadui daa nɛɛ.
3. He buys oranges. (Lɛ) eheɔ akutui.
4. We eat fruit every day. Wɔ yeɔ aduawai daa nɛɛ.
5. You all buy fruit very day. Nyɛ heɔ aduawai daa nɛɛ.
6. They eat mangos every day. Amɛ yeɔ maŋoi daa nɛɛ.
1. ekome one
2. enyɔ two
3. etɛ three
4. akwadu banana
5. akwadui bananas
6. blɔfoŋme pineapple
7. blɔfoŋmei pineapples
8. pɛya pear
9. akutu orange
10. daa nɛɛ every day
11. kɛ and
Exercise 3.2
Singular
I mi
you bo
he, she, it lɛ
Plural
we wɔ
you nyɛ
they amɛ
Exercise 3.3
mi yeɔ
bo oyeɔ
lɛ eyeɔ
wɔ yeɔ
nyɛ yeɔ
amɛ yeɔ
Exercise 3.4
bananas akwadui
oranges akutui
pinepapples blɔfoŋmei
coconuts akookoshii
pears pɛyai
plantains amadaai
mangos maŋoi
In Ga, the quantity goes after the noun.
blɔfoŋme kome = one pineapple
blɔfoŋmei enyɔ = two pineapples
blɔfoŋmei etɛ = three pineapples
Exercise 3.5
1. Esi eats mangos. Esi eyeɔ maŋoi.
2. I eat fruit every day. Miyeɔ aduawai daa nɛɛ.
3. Ama and Kwabena eat two bananas every day. Ama kɛ Kwabena yeɔ akwadui enyɔ daa nɛɛ.
4. We eat three pineapples every day. Wɔ yeɔ blɔfoŋmei etɛ daa nɛɛ.
5. You (sing.) eat one banana every day. Oyeɔ akwadu kome daa nɛɛ.
6. You (plural) eat coconuts every day. Nyɛ yeɔ akookoshi daa nɛɛ.
Exercise 3.6
I buy = Mi heɔ
You buy = (Bo) oheɔ
She buys = (Lɛ) eheɔ
We buy = Wɔ heɔ
You all buy = Nyɛ heɔ
They buy = Amɛ heɔ
Exercise 3.7
1. I buy pineapples. Mi heɔ blɔfoŋmei.
2. You buy bananas every day. (Bo) oheɔ akwadui daa nɛɛ.
3. He buys oranges. (Lɛ) eheɔ akutui.
4. We eat fruit every day. Wɔ yeɔ aduawai daa nɛɛ.
5. You all buy fruit very day. Nyɛ heɔ aduawai daa nɛɛ.
6. They eat mangos every day. Amɛ yeɔ maŋoi daa nɛɛ.