Category: Ga Language
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The 12 Months of the Year in Ga: Names, Meanings and Cultural Heritage
The Ga language has its own names for each of the twelve months of the year, and those names are connected not just to the passage of time but to weather, rainfall, farming, fishing, vegetation, stars, festivals and other observations of the natural environment. Today, Ga-speaking communities use the Gregorian calendar alongside these traditional names.…
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The Gã Wall Calendar 2027: Twelve Months in the Language of Accra
Accra is home to millions of people from every part of Ghana and beyond. But the city has its own original people, its own original language, and its own original calendar of festivals and seasons. The Gã people have lived on this land since long before Accra became a capital city, and the Language Roots…
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The Gã Phrase Book: Learn the Language That Accra Was Built On
Accra is one of the fastest-growing cities in West Africa, and millions of people pass through it every year. What many visitors and even long-term residents do not know is that the city has its own indigenous language. The Ga people are the original inhabitants of the land where Accra now stands, and Gã is…
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Homowo: The Ga Harvest Festival and the Language of Celebration
Homowo means “hooting at hunger” in the Ga language. It is the most important annual festival of the Ga people of Ghana, rooted in a history of survival, harvest, and the unbreakable bond between a people and their language.
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Who Are the Ga People?
The Ga people are the indigenous community of Ghana’s capital city. Their language, their festivals, and their coastline shaped what Accra became. This is their story.
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Building a Digital Dictionary for Ga
Ga is the indigenous language of Greater Accra and the cultural heartbeat of Ghana’s capital, yet a practical digital dictionary has been hard to find. Here is what building one actually involved.
