Dangme

Dangme (Danbe, Ga-adangme, Ga-adangbe, Adangme, Adangbe) is one of the Ga-Dangme languages within the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken in Greater Accra, in south-east Ghana.

Alphabets
ABCDEɛFGHIJKLMNOɔPQRSTUVWXYZ

Expressions
Mi suɔ bo. - I love you.

Oye wala do)). - Thank you.

I kpa mo pɛ. - Please.

Mo-hee-e! - Welcome.

Kusie. - I'm sorry.

si lafa		-		hundred times

sidi lafa		-	hundred cedis.

ligbi	-			day

otsi		-		week

lingmi	-			day before yesterday

hlami 	-			month

lingmi hlami		-	last month

jeha		-		year

momo	-			allready

lolo		-		not yet

gble	-			never

bloonya se	-		after Christmas

gbidii		-		forever

mla			-	quickly

Osabu sisije	-		beginning of June

Osabu nyagbe -			end of June

Koo ya lolo.		-	Don't go yet.

Je mi pee kusuu. -	It's a cloudy day.

Diblii wo kpii.	-		It's very dark.

'''Afua wo. '''	-	It's misty.

Ahlabata be su ta.	-	The harmattan is near.

Pu da geii.		-	The sun is overhead.

I nga mo.		-	Good morning.

Mo he manye.	-		Good morning.

I haa mo.		-	Good afternoon.

I taa mo ama.	-		Good evening.

Mo hee-e!		-	Welcome!

Yaa ba!		-	Good bye. (to guest)

mo tsumi	-		thank you

Very well, thank you.	-	Saminya, mo tsumi.

I be he wami.		-	I'm not feeling well.

Ma na mo ekohu.	-	I shall see you again.

E hi kaa i na mo.	-	It's good to see you.  ke aste o ke      -what is your name(literally what do they call you)

yumu			-	black

bluu			-	blue

asla su			-	grey

ba mumu		-	green

lazu			-	grey

tsutsu		-		red

huatahuata	-		spotted

futa			-	white

na ku		-		bull

adadee		-		cat

na yo		-		cow

gbe			-	dog

teji			-	donkey

apletsi		-		goat

kpotoo		-		pig

nya ka		-		crocodile

kpi			-	crass cutter

jata			-	lion

kua			-	monkey

aya			-	python

okpoe		-		rat

baasaki		-	scorpion

solue		-		squirrel

kolue		-		tortoise

hlami		-		turtle

ogbetee		-	wolf

titla			-	canary

agbaa		-		dove

kpakpahe	-		duck

klakumi		-	turkey

ako			-	parrot

kuakualabite	-		crow

oka			-	hawk

papalotsui	-		kite

patu		-		owl

otoklii		-		sparrow

okpoku		-	vulture

nga			-	weaver bird

sangmlekiti	-		millipede

ahua		-		snail

tatu			-	ant

sa ngmo		-	bed bug

hwo			-	bee

aga			-	crasshopper

anunu		-		house fly

gbesle		-		red ant

baba		-		termite

adondongmatsi	-	wasp

kaawi		-		crap

ma			-	herring

osa			-	shrimp

gbolue		-		shark

I nui sisi.	-		I don't understand it.

Mo de ekohu. -			Say it again.

I li.			-	I don't know.

E susu ja.	-		She thinks so.

I susuu we ja.	-		I do not think so.

E ji ga womi kpakpa.	-	It's a good idea.

'''Jije o je? '''	-	Where do you come from?

I je Osudoku. -		I come from Osudoku.

Jije o yaa?		-	Where are you going to?

I yaa we mi.		-	I am going home.

O muklii mi de fu?	-	Are you angry?

Ye mi mi fu.		-	I am angry.

I yi gbeye.		-	I am not afraid.

I hao.			-	I am worried.

Mo na tsui.		-	Be patient.

Koo pee basabasa. -		Don't misbehave yourself.

Mo ko pia mi. -		Don't blame me.

Awusabi ji mi.	-		I am an orphan.

E ji laami sane. -	This is a secret.

E muklii sane.	-		She has had a miscarriage.

Waa je.		-	Let's go.

De o le mi?	-		Do you know me?

aloo			-	or

Ma he amadaa sau kake. -	I want to buy a bunch of plantain.

I be Ga sue ma.	-	I shall not reach Accra early.

O be tikiti lo?	-		Don't you have a ticket?

Ni tsumi saisaa.	-	Any kind of work.

Wo klala duku futa a.	-	Take the white handkerchief.

Mo ko je ye he.	-	Don't leave me.

Links

 * Dangme language