Hanga language

Not to be confused with Hanga dialect (Luhya).

Hanga
Native to	Ghana
Native speakers	6,800 (2003) (4,100 in the traditional area, 2003)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Oti–Volta Moré–Dagbani Dagbani languages Hanga
Language codes
ISO 639-3	hag
Glottolog	hang1258
ELP	Hanga

Hanga is a Gur language of Ghana. The people of Hanga are found in the Savannah Region of Ghana.

Example text

The Lord's Prayer

English	Hanga
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.	Ti ba Naawunni n ba Alizaana puwa, ti kpabira e yuuri du, ka e naalim o ta, niriba ba niŋuba e kiperi, a yi durinye ŋa puwa, a maa seema ba n niŋina a, a yi Alizaana puu la. Taaru zaa tira ti ti bindira, ka che ti yabeeri paŋŋi ti, a maa seema ti gba n che yabeeri, a paŋina ti taaba, ka da ti Sitaana daama o yomsira ti, ka e moligi ti, a yi yabeeri niŋi.

Bibliography

• Hunt, Geoffrey (23 June 2017) [27 February 2017]. "Hanga dictionary". Webonary. Community-reviewed draft. SIL International.

Further reading

• Cahill, Michael (Fall 1999). "Aspects of the Phonology of Labial-Velar Stops". Studies in African Linguistics. 28 (2): 155–184. doi:10.32473/sal.v28i2.107374. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019.
• Hunt, Geoffrey R.; Hunt, Rosemary (1981). A phonology of the Hanga language. Collected Language Notes. Vol. 18. Legon: Institute of African Studies of the University of Ghana. OCLC 10274200.