Hanga (Haŋa)

Hanga is a member of the Northern Gur branch of the Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken by about 10,000 people in northern Ghana, particularly in and around the town of Damongo in the West Gonja Municipal District in the Savannah Region.

Hanga is also known as Anga, and Hanga speakers call it Haŋa. Dialects include Northern Hanga and Southern Hanga. It is closely related to Dagaare and Frafra. Hanga is written with the Latin script, taught in some schools, and there is a Hanga translation of the Bible.

Hanga alphabets and pronunciation

Download Hanga alphabet charts (Excel)

Sample text (The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4)

Wungi wandéka dé déré wa, “Guni Godré wakwexékénjoka mawuli yata angi watanguni: Nana yafa, nani ména yikafre ximbu harékénjoka nani mawuli ye. Méni néma du reta atéfék du takwaka jémba hatiméte nani mawuli ye.
Atéfék nukwana satembeka hénoo hweméte nani méniré wakwexéké.
Du takwa naniré haraki saraki sémbut hurundaka nani diré hasa hwehafi yata wun jooka wambula sarékéhambame. Sarékéhafi yambet méni hurumben haraki saraki sémbut yakwanyita wun jooka wambula sarékékéméni. Méni naniré yikafre hurumét naniré hurukwexékwa joo nanika yamba yakéndé. Wungi nani méniré wakwexéké.”

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/3163/LUK.11.WOS

Translation (English)

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Sample videos

Information about Hanga | Numbers | Tower of Babel

Links

Information about Hanga
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanga_language
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanga_(Sprache)
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/hag
http://www.language-archives.org/language/hag
https://phoible.org/inventories/view/728

Hanga dictionary
https://www.webonary.org/hanga/

Gur languages

Berba, Birifor (Northern), Birifor (Southern), Dagaare, Dagbani, Frafra, Gourmanchéma, Hanga, Kabiye, Kasem, Konkomba, Kulango, Kusaal, Láá Láá Bwamu, Mampruli, Mbelime, Moba, Mossi, Nateni, Ngangam, Ntcham, Paasaal, Safaliba, Sisaali, Tammari, Tem, Tumulung Sisaala, Turka, Waama, Western Sisaala

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 27.08.24. Last modified: 28.08.24

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