The Ga of Ghana
Author : David K. Henderson-Quartey
Publisher : D.K. Henderson-Quartey
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 15,96 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Author : David K. Henderson-Quartey
Publisher : D.K. Henderson-Quartey
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 15,96 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Author : Ghana. Bureau of Ghana Languages
Publisher :
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 12,41 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Dagbani language
ISBN : 9789964204129
Author : John Parker
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,45 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Accra (Gh*ana) - Administration - 19e siècle
ISBN : 9780325001913
Making the Town is the social history of a West African urban community, the Ga people of Accra, Ghana, from the 1860s to the 1920s. Its focus is town politics, and it shows how the Ga townspeople actively shaped Accras transition from pre-colonial city-state to colonial port city.
Author : John Parker
Publisher : James Currey
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 39,9 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN :
This title incorporates a social history of a West African urban community during the colonial perod, or, under colonialism. The focus is centered on town politics and the ways in which the Ga political action shaped Accra's t ransition from pre-colonial city-state to colonial port city.
Author : Joseph Nii Abekar Mensah
Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 34,4 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 1628571047
GaDangmes of Ghana claim through oral history that they are descendants of ancient Hebrew Israelites. They refer to themselves as Yudafoi, meaning they are Jews. This book traces the origins of GaDangmes and their migration from ancient Israel, following the attack of Israel by the Assyrians to their present abode in Ghana. The ancestors of the GaDangmes were ruled by Wulomei (The High Priesthood). The book discusses GaDangme custom and traditions, including the Homowo Festival, Otufo/Dipo, circumcision, and outdooring (sanctification) of the child after birth. These traditions and customs of GaDangmes are of Hebraic origins. GaDangmes names are like genetic markers and are scattered throughout The Old Testament. Some of the names of their towns and villages bear Hebrew names. Tamar Kemp describes the GaDangmes of Ghana as descendants of authentic biblical Hebrew/Israelites whose ancestors once reigned supreme in the motherland. Joseph Nii Abekar Mensah, PhD., is currently a clinical/educational consultant with Progressive Learning Institute & Counselling Services in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Mensah is the founder of GaDangme Heritage & Cultural Foundation. Born and raised in Accra (Ganyobi), Ghana, the author pursued studies in applied biology in London, England, with specialization in pharmacology. He also holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology and in education. "I had always wanted to know why my people call themselves 'Gamei, ' meaning 'Ga people.' I learned they are of Hebrew Israelite origins, possibly from the tribes of Gad and Dan." Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/JosephNiiAbekarMensah
Author : Sophia D. Lokko
Publisher :
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 19,61 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Ghana
ISBN :
Author : Mary E. Kropp Dakubu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 31,40 MB
Release : 2015-06-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1317406044
First published in 1988, this book provides an easily accessible handbook of knowledge about the languages of Ghana; their geographical distribution, their relationships with each other, the social patterns of their use, and their structures. Besides the general introduction, it contains chapters on each of the individually recognised families of languages spoken in Ghana: Gur, Volta-Comoé, Gbe, Ga-Dangme, Central-Tongo and Mande. An additional chapter outlines the use of non-indigenous languages in the country.
Author : Margaret Joyce Field
Publisher :
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 31,18 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Author : Ghana. Bureau of Ghana Languages
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 18,31 MB
Release : 1961
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Felix K. Ameka
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 15,17 MB
Release : 2008-04-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027291381
This book explores the thesis that in the Kwa languages of West Africa, aspect and modality are more central to the grammar of the verb than tense. Where tense marking has emerged it is invariably in the expression of the future, and therefore concerned with the impending actualization or potentiality of an event, hence with modality, rather than the purely temporal sequencing associated with tense. The primary grammatical contrasts are perfective versus imperfective. The main languages discussed are Akan, Dangme, Ewe, Ga and Tuwuli while Nzema-Ahanta, Likpe and Eastern Gbe are also mentioned. Knowledge about these languages has deepened considerably during the past decade or so and ideas about their structure have changed. The volume therefore presents novel analyses of grammatical forms like the so-called S-Aux-O-V-Other or “future” constructions, and provides empirical data for theorizing about aspect and modality. It should be of considerable interest to Africanist linguists, typologists, and creolists interested in substrate issues.