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}}