Konni language
{{Short description|Gur language of Ghana}}
{{distinguish|Koma language}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Konni
|nativename=Koma
|states=Ghana
|ethnicity=Koma
|speakers=3,800
|date=2003
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Niger-Congo
|fam2=Atlantic–Congo
|fam3=Volta–Congo
|fam4=Savannas
|fam5=Gur
|fam6=Northern
|fam7=Oti–Volta
|fam8=Buli–Koma
|iso3=kma
|glotto=konn1242
|glottorefname=Konni
}}
The Koma language, Konni, is a Gur language of Ghana. Yikpabongo is the main village of the Konni people. Another village is Nangurima.{{cite web | url=https://uta-ir.tdl.org/uta-ir/handle/10106/1190 | title=Diphthongization and underspecification in Kɔnni | publisher=Texas Digital Library | work=UTA Working Papers in Linguistics | date=1994 | access-date=February 1, 2016 | author=Cahill, Mike}}
Koma has vowel harmony. The nine vowel phonemes of Konni are grouped into two sets according to the ATR feature:{{cite web | url=https://wals.info/languoid/lect/wals_code_kni | title=The World Atlas of Language Structures Online | access-date=February 1, 2016}}
- +ATR {{ipa|/i u e o/}}
- −ATR {{ipa|/ɩ ʋ ɛ ɔ a/}}
Koma is related to Mampruli, Hanga and Buli.{{cite journal | title=A Preliminary Phonology of the Konni Language | author=Cahill, Michael | journal=Journal of West African Languages - Institute of African Studies. University of Ghana | year=1992 | pages=2}}
References
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{{Languages of Ghana}}
{{Gur languages}}
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