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Ga|gɑː|
Pl. Ga, Gas.
[Native name.]
The name of a Negro people of Ghana and their language. Also attrib. or as adj.
1858J. Zimmerman (title) A grammatical sketch of the Akra—or Gā—language. 1879Encycl. Brit. X. 756/1 The south-eastern corner of the Gold Coast is occupied by another language known as the Ga or Acra, which comprises the Ga proper and the Adangme and Crobo dialects. 1884Ibid. XVII. 318/1 Ewe Group: Acra (Ga), Fantee, [etc.]. 1955P. Strevens Papers in Lang. (1965) ix. 114 The languages spoken in this area are almost entirely confined to members of the Kwa Larger Unit, comprising such languages as Twi, Ga, Fante, [etc.]. 1962[see Ashanti]. 1963Listener 7 Feb. 231/2 African languages are being studied as the modern languages of Europe are studied in European universities. A Ga student learns Akan. 1969Times 22 Oct. (Ghana Suppl.) p. i/3 Not one Ewe among them, and only one Ga, the Minister for Housing. Ibid. p. ii/2 The Ga carved out a kingdom for themselves. |