Dangme
Dangme (Danbe, Ga-adangme, Ga-adangbe, Adangme, Adangbe) is one of the Ga-Dangme languages within the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken in Greater Accra, in south-east Ghana.
Alphabets
[edit|edit source]ABCDEɛFGHIJKLMNOɔPQRSTUVWXYZ
Expressions
[edit|edit source]Mi suɔ bo.- I love you.
Oye wala do)).- Thank you.
I kpa mo pɛ.- Please.
Mo-hee-e!- Welcome.
Kusie.- I'm sorry.
si lafa- hundred times
sidi lafa- hundred cedis.
ligbi- day
otsi- week
lingmi- day before yesterday
hlami- month
lingmi hlami- last month
jeha- year
momo- allready
lolo- not yet
gble- never
bloonya se- after Christmas
gbidii- forever
mla- quickly
Osabu sisije- beginning of June
Osabu nyagbe- end of June
Koo ya lolo.- Don't go yet.
Je mi pee kusuu.- It's a cloudy day.
Diblii wo kpii.- It's very dark.
Afua wo.- It's misty.
Ahlabata be su ta.- The harmattan is near.
Pu da geii.- The sun is overhead.
I nga mo.- Good morning.
Mo he manye.- Good morning.
I haa mo.- Good afternoon.
I taa mo ama.- Good evening.
Mo hee-e!- Welcome!
Yaa ba!- Good bye. (to guest)
mo tsumi- thank you
Very well, thank you.- Saminya, mo tsumi.
I be he wami.- I'm not feeling well.
Ma na mo ekohu.- I shall see you again.
E hi kaa i na mo.- It's good to see you. ke aste o ke-what is your name(literally what do they call you)
yumu- black
bluu- blue
asla su- grey
ba mumu- green
lazu- grey
tsutsu- red
huatahuata- spotted
futa- white
na ku- bull
adadee- cat
na yo- cow
gbe- dog
teji- donkey
apletsi- goat
kpotoo- pig
nya ka- crocodile
kpi- crass cutter
jata- lion
kua- monkey
aya- Python
okpoe- rat
baasaki- scorpion
solue- squirrel
kolue- tortoise
hlami- turtle
ogbetee- wolf
titla- canary
agbaa- dove
kpakpahe- duck
klakumi- turkey
ako - parrot
kuakualabite - crow
oka- hawk
papalotsui- kite
patu- owl
otoklii- sparrow
okpoku- vulture
nga- weaver bird
sangmlekiti- millipede
ahua- snail
tatu- ant
sa ngmo- bed bug
hwo- bee
aga- crasshopper
anunu- house fly
gbesle- red ant
baba- termite
adondongmatsi- wasp
kaawi- crap
ma- herring
osa- shrimp
gbolue- shark
I nui sisi.- I don't understand it.
Mo de ekohu.- Say it again.
I li.- I don't know.
E susu ja.- She thinks so.
I susuu we ja.- I do not think so.
E ji ga womi kpakpa.- It's a good idea.
Jije o je?- Where do you come from?
I je Osudoku.- I come from Osudoku.
Jije o yaa?- Where are you going to?
I yaa we mi.- I am going home.
O muklii mi de fu?- Are you angry?
Ye mi mi fu.- I am angry.
I yi gbeye.- I am not afraid.
I hao.- I am worried.
Mo na tsui.- Be patient.
Koo pee basabasa.- Don't misbehave yourself.
Mo ko pia mi.- Don't blame me.
Awusabi ji mi.- I am an orphan.
E ji laami sane.- This is a secret.
E muklii sane.- She has had a miscarriage.
Waa je.- Let's go.
De o le mi?- Do you know me?
aloo- or
Ma he amadaa sau kake.- I want to buy a bunch of plantain.
I be Ga sue ma.- I shall not reach Accra early.
O be tikiti lo?- Don't you have a ticket?
Ni tsumi saisaa.- Any kind of work.
Wo klala duku futa a.- Take the white handkerchief.
Mo ko je ye he.- Don't leave me.