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Konni language

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Native to
  
Ghana

Native speakers
  
3,800 (2003)

Glottolog
  
konn1242

Ethnicity
  
Koma

ISO 639-3
  
kma

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Oti–Volta Buli–Koma Konni

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

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

  • +ATR /i u e o/
  • −ATR /ɩ ʋ ɛ ɔ a/
  • Koma is related to Mampruli, Hanga and Buli.

    References

    Konni language Wikipedia