Nawdm (nawdm)

Nawdm is member of the Gur branch of Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken by about 190,000 people in Togo and Ghana. In particular, it is spoken in the Greater Accra Region in the south of Ghana, and in the Oti Region in eastern Ghana. In Togo it is spoken mainly in the cantons of Togo Niamtougou, Koka, Baga, Ténéga and Siou, and also in Pouda and Massédéna in Doufelgou Prefecture in the Kara Region in the north of the country. Nawdm speakers can also be found in other parts of Togo and Ghana.

Nawdm is also known as Losso, Loso, Losu, naoudem or nawdam. It is written with the Latin alphabet.

Nawdm alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Nawdm (Excel)

Notes

Nawdm has two tones: a high tone which can be indicated withan acute accent (á), and a low tone which can be indicated with a grave accent (à). However, tones are usually only marked on pronouns.
When two consonants are prononounced separately rather than as single phoneme, a diaeresis is used (g̈w, g̈b, n̈y, ŋ̈m)

Sample text in Nawdm

Nawdm neerm n m` nɔngan kena kpaturu (ASDN) ɦɛna ŋmɛɛg̈b bina ɦalanɦa nnii nawdm jugun, nawdba kowt jugun, Saŋgband gwɛɛt reem n nan nawdm kaalb n m` ɦoorb jugun.

Source: https://www.nawdmasdn.com/nmz/teela-v-daanmii

The Association pour la Sauvegarde et le Développement du Nawdm (ASDN - Association for the Preservation and Development of Nawdm) has worked for years in the fields of linguistics, anthropology, translation, and literacy.

Source: https://www.nawdmasdn.com/fr/bienvenu

Sample videos in Nawdm

Information about Nawdm | Phrases

Links

Information about the Nawdm language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawdm_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawdm
https://www.webonary.org/nawdm/overview/introduction/
http://olac.ldc.upenn.edu/language/nmz
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/nmz
https://www.nawdmasdn.com/fr/bienvenu
https://www.sil.org/resources/publications/entry/76076

Nawdm phrases
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nawdm_phrasebook

Gur languages

Berba, Birifor (Northern), Birifor (Southern), Dagaare, Dagbani, Frafra, Gourmanchéma, Hanga, Kabiye, Kasem, Konkomba, Kulango, Kusaal, Láá Láá Bwamu, Mampruli, Mbelime, Moba, Mossi, Nateni, Nawdm, Ngangam, Ntcham, Paasaal, Safaliba, Sisaali, Tammari, Tem, Tumulung Sisaala, Turka, Waama, Western Sisaala

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 12.05.25. Last modified: 12.05.25

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