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Konkomba

A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3: xon

Population	500,000 in Ghana (2003), increasing. Population total all countries: 550,100.
Region	Northeast border area, Guerin, Yendi District; north central, many scattered groups. Also in Togo.
Language map	Ghana, reference number 36
Alternate names	Kom Komba, Kpankpam
Dialects	Lichabool-Nalong, Limonkpel, Linafiel, Likoonli (Likonl, Liquan), Ligbeln.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Gurma
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use Akan [aka], Bassari [bsc], Hausa [hau], or English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Dictionary. Bible: 1998.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Likpakpaln’ is the self name for the language, ‘Bikpakpaln’ for the people. Patrilineal, patrilocal. Agriculturalists: yams. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Togo

Language name	Konkomba
Population	50,100 in Togo (Vanderaa 1991).
Region	Kara region, north of Kabou, Ghana border. Main centers in Guérin-Kouka, Nawaré, Kidjaloum.
Language map	Togo, reference number 21
Language use	Also use French.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ABBOTT, Mary; STEELE, Mary, authors. n.d. An introduction to learning Likpakpaln (Konkomba).

HASSELBRING, Sue, author. 2006. Cross-dialectal acceptance of written standards: two Ghanaian case studies.  

LANGDON, Margaret A., author. 1997. The place of mother tongue literacy in social development in three African contexts.

LANGDON, Margaret A.; STEELE, Mary, compilers. 1981. Konkomba-English (Likaln-Likpakpaln) dictionary.

RING, J. Andrew, author. 1991. "Three case studies involving dialect standardization strategies in northern Ghana."

STEELE, Mary, author. 1991. Translating the tetragrammaton YHWH in Konkomba.

STEELE, Mary; WEED, Gretchen, authors. 1967. Collected field reports on the phonology of Konkomba.

Vernacular Publications

Aa kee ŋun aids aabɔr aa. 1998.

Ba ye maaŋeer?. 1988.

Bikpakpaam aah ŋani tiwan ni na aabɔr. 1987.

Cha ti laa siib man. 1988.

Kanjoonaado yaab aahin. 1981.

Koln aabɔr. 1979.

Kpapeel aabɔr. n.d.

Laafee aabɔr. 1979.

Likpakpaln leelee aagbaŋ 2. 1993.

Likpakpaln njan aagbaŋ. 1977.

Likpakpaln. 1976.

Maanyi wu. 1986.

Niyaataŋak aabɔr. 1985.

Ter man aan ti nyan maaŋyi ni iween. 1986.

Ti ter tɔb. 1986.

Ukpaan ni sandee. 1986.