256 Characteristics of the Language of Ghagh or Accra. 
language with the people of Ghagh. 'The people of Popo call 
themselves J'awn Bi, i. e. 'Tawn people. 
1. Phonology. 
1. This language has the usual vowels, a, e, 7, 0, w; the im- 
perfect diphthongs commencing with? and w; also the more per- 
fect diphthongs ai (Eng. 7,) aw (between Eng. aw and 0,) o#, 
O au. 
2. It has the simple aspirate h, the semi-vowels w and y, the 
liquids n, m, ng; the sibilants s, sh, no z, nor z 
3. It has the palatal mutes, k, g, gh, no kh; the > esta mutes 
t, d, no th, nor dh; the labial mutes p, b, ph, no 
4. It has also tsh, (Eng. ch in cheese,) and dh, (Eng. 7 in 
James. ) 
5. Besides these sounds, they have the following, which are 
peculiar to themselves ; 
(1.) A sort of palatal labial which may be represented by p ; 
as, kpingkpagh, a barrel ; kplashi, pleasure. 
(2.) Another palatal labial, which may be represented by gb; 
as, gbweh, a dog; gherkeng, a child. 
6. But the nasal ng, which they pronounce very soft, pervades 
the language, being sometimes found three or four times in the 
same word, and gives it a very peculiar character. 
fl. Euphony. 
Words ending with mg, before a suffix commencing with m, 
change ng into m; as, eiling, black, dimmo, blackness ; even; 
white, yenumo, whiténéss. 
Ill. Parts of Speech. - 
1. There is a definite article for all genders and numbers, viz. 
leh, resembling the masculine French article. There is no in- 
definite article. 
2. 'The personal pronouns. are - 
_ mi, I, me. waw, We, Us. 
bo or o, thou, thee. gni-e, ye, you. © 
leh or eh, hs, she, it, him, her, it. ame, they, them. 
3. These pronouns anced — a noun form possessives ; 45; 
toyi, ears; mi toyi, my ears; o toyi, thy ears; eh toi, his ears; 
i a gni-e toyi, your ears ; amme toyi, their ear’s- 
