Ga Alphabet

The guide’s chart contains 26 individual letters. Seven are vowels and nineteen are consonant letters. ^[1]

The other combinations are practised separately. Counting those alongside individual letters would describe a different inventory of written forms. ^[1]

Ga is spoken in Ghana. Its traditional speaking area includes Accra and nearby coastal towns. ^{[2] [3]}

It belongs to the Kwa branch of Niger-Congo. Dangme is its close linguistic neighbour. ^[3]

Ɛ, ɔ and ŋ appear in the alphabet chart. They are not optional decorations on e, o or n. ^[1]

Ɛ is approximately like e in bed, while ɔ has an aw-like sound. Ŋ resembles ng in sing without an added hard g. ^[1]

A doubled vowel represents a longer vowel sound in the guide. The basic vowel quality stays the same. ^[1]

Compare bi, child, with bii, children. Hold the vowel longer rather than turning it into two unrelated English vowel sounds. ^[1]

A digraph uses two letters together. A trigraph uses three, as in shw and tsw. ^[1]

The guide gives examples for each combination. Its English comparisons are approximate, so learn the joined sounds with the Ga examples. ^[1]

Gb and kp coordinate closures at the lips and the back of the tongue. They are not simply two English consonants spoken one after another. ^[1]

Ŋm is a joined nasal combination. Keep the nasal airflow while coordinating the closed lips and raised back of the tongue. ^[1]

Ga is tonal. The guide explains that tone differences can change word meanings. ^[1]

The chart’s English hints do not encode tone. Practise whole words with a fluent speaker as well as learning the letter shapes.

The cited number table verifies one to nine. It did not provide a Ga zero form that could be verified for this page. ^[1]

The zero entry is therefore explicitly English. The other labels give the Ga forms, with approximate sound hints underneath.