makraal Diglot Newbie Belgium Joined 5400 days ago 2 posts - 2 votes Speaks: French*, English Studies: Spanish, Japanese
| Message 1 of 4 15 February 2010 at 11:15pm | IP Logged |
Hello , I' m new on this forum and I' m seeking for resources to learn the mina ( also called Ge or Gen , spoken in the south of Benin and Togo ). I found a grammar and some vocabulary lists , but about none recording of speaking or dialogue in this language. If somebody know where to find resources or even speak this language , I' m very interested.
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Blunderstein Triglot Pro Member Sweden schackhandeln.se Joined 5421 days ago 60 posts - 82 votes Speaks: Swedish*, EnglishC2, FrenchB2 Studies: German, Esperanto Personal Language Map
| Message 2 of 4 16 February 2010 at 3:44pm | IP Logged |
Perhaps this is of some use to you:
"The speakers are the Adjari-Quatchi." according to
http://www.hermanboel.eu/language-database/lg_mina.htm
The same webpage also states that the language is also spoken in Ghana.
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unzum Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom soyouwanttolearnalan Joined 6917 days ago 371 posts - 478 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: Mandarin
| Message 3 of 4 18 February 2010 at 7:42pm | IP Logged |
This is probably the grammar you mentioned but try Grammaire complète du Mina.
And there seem to be some Bible and Christian related audio and video available in Mina/Gen, linked on this website.
PanAfrica has some good information on the Gbe languages (of which Mina is a member).
Phillip de Barros who co-wrote the grammar of Mina also says that Mina is a creole language of Ewe and Ga, so if you are especially interested in the Mina language and the area it's spoken you may have more luck learning from Ewe materials as well as using the Mina grammar. Ewe is spoken right next to where Mina is spoken, and there are a lot more resources for it, including various textbooks (look here under Ewe) and websites with grammar & vocabulary information.
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makraal Diglot Newbie Belgium Joined 5400 days ago 2 posts - 2 votes Speaks: French*, English Studies: Spanish, Japanese
| Message 4 of 4 20 February 2010 at 6:23pm | IP Logged |
Thank you , it' s the kind of things I' ve been looking for ( even if I' ve already had the "Grammaire complète du Mina").
A great "Merci" from Belgium ( and if somebody finds something else , I' m still interested...)
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