Gua language

Gua
Gua
Native to	Ghana
Native speakers	60,000 (2003)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Guang South Guang Gua; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Anu (Anum); Boso;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gwx
Glottolog	guaa1238

Gua is a Guang language spoken in many parts of Ghana including the Gonja, in the northern Savannah Region, the Nchumurus in the Northern, Oti and Bono East Regions, the people of Larteh, Okere, Anum and Boso, the people of Winneba, Senya Beraku, Buem, Achode, Nkonya, Krachi, Santrokofi, Adele and Wuripong all in the Oti Region. The name of the language comes from the word 'to run' in Gua.^[2]

NativetoGhana

Native speakers

60,000 (2003)^[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

Atlantic–Congo
- Kwa
  - Potou–Tano
    - Tano
      - Guang
        South Guang
        Gua

Dialects

Anu (Anum)
Boso

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	Front				Central				Back
	oral		nasal		oral		nasal		oral		nasal
	-ATR	+ATR	-ATR	+ATR	-ATR	+ATR	-ATR	+ATR	-ATR	+ATR	-ATR	+ATR
Close	/ɪ/	/i/	/ɪ̃/	/ĩ/					/ʊ/	/u/	/ʊ̃/	/ũ/
Mid	/ɛ/	/e/	/ɛ̃/	/ẽ/^[a]					/ɔ/	/o/	/ɔ̃/	/õ/^[a]
Open					/a/	/ɜ/^[a]	/ã/	/ɜ̃/^[a]

		Labial		Alveolar		Palatal		Velar		Labial-velar		Glottal
		plain	labial	plain	labial	plain	labial	plain	labial	plain	labial	plain	labial
Nasal		m		n		ɲ		ŋ	ŋʷ	ŋm	ŋmʷ
Plosive/Affricate	Voiceless	p		t		tɕ	tɕʷ	k	kʷ	kp
Plosive/Affricate	Voiced	b	bʷ	d	dʷ	dʑ		g	gʷ	gb
Fricative		f	fʷ	s								h	hʷ
Approximant				l	lʷ	j					w
Trill				r

Gua language

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Tone

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