256 Characteristics of the Language of Ghagh or Accra. 



language with the people of Ghagh. The people of Popo call 

 themselves Tawn Bi, i. e. Tawn people. 



I. Phonology. 



1. This language has the usual vowels, a, e, i, o, u; the im- 

 perfect diphthongs commencing with i and u ; also the more per- 

 fect diphthongs ai (Eng. i,) aio (between Eng. aw and o,) oi, 

 no 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 zh. 



3. It has the palatal mutes, k, g^ gh, no kh ; the lingual mutes 

 t, d, no th, nor dh ; the labial mutes p, b, ph, no v. 



4 It has also tsh, (Eng. cA in cheese,) and dzh, (Eng. j 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 kp j 

 as, kpungkpagh, a barrel ; kplashi, pleasure. 



(2.) Another palatal labial, which may be represented by gb; 

 as, gbweh, a dog ; gberkeng; 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. 



II. Euphony. 



Words ending with Qig, before a suffix commencing with m, 

 change ng into m,] as, eding, black, dimmo, blackness; eyeng, 

 white, yemmo, whiteness, 



III. 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 



wd, I, me. wato, we, us. 



bo or o, thou, thee. gni-e, ye, you. 



leh or eh, he, she, it, him, her, it. amme, they, them. 



3. These pronouns placed before a noun form possessives ; as, 

 toyi, ears ; mi toyi, my ears ; o toyi, thy ears ; eh toi, his ears ,* 

 waw toyi, our ears ; gni-e toyi, your ears ; amme toyi, their ears. 



