Niger-Congo
Ntcham, Togo
Ntcham Ndi: Voice of the Ancestors
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Language Overview
Ntcham, also known as Tchamba, spoken by approximately 200,000 people in Togo and Ghana. Part of the Gur language family.
Market Insights
Content is mostly shared through radio and oral storytelling, with younger speakers consuming French and Ewe content.
Cultural Context
Highly respectful language, particularly towards elders. Dialects exist but are mutually intelligible.
Writing System and Typography
Uses Latin script, left-to-right. Diacritics essential for tone marking.
Phonetics and Phonology
Rich in nasal and tonal sounds, challenging for non-native speakers.
Grammatical Structure
Generally Subject-Object-Verb (SOV); tense implied by context.
Media and Text Layout
Translation expands around 10-15% to capture context-specific words.
Localization Challenges
Subtitle syncing is challenging due to tone and nasal sounds.
Technical Considerations
Limited encoding support for diacritics, affecting digital display accuracy.
Other information
Proverbs emphasize community values and resilience.
Our Human Voices
https://flowficiency.com/demo/voice-player/en_US?lang=#N/A
