# Ghana
## English
### Etymology

Named after the Ghana Empire by J. B. Danquah, from Soninke gajanŋa.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈɡɑːnə/
* (US) IPA: /ˈɡɑnə/, /ˈɡænə/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːnə
* Rhymes: -ænə

### Proper noun

Ghana
* A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Ghana.

#### Hypernyms

* Subsahara

#### Derived terms

* Ghanan
* Ghanaian

#### Translations
### See also

* Countries of the world
* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republic of the Congo
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Western Sahara
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Anagrams

* Gahan, Hagan

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ghana
* Ghana (a country in West Africa; capital: Accra)

#### Derived terms

* Ghanees

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡana/ [ɡa.na]
* Rhymes: -ana, -a
* Hyphenation: Gha‧na

### Proper noun

Ghana inan
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* ghanatar (“Ghanaian”)

### Further reading

* “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡa.nə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈɡa.na]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)
* Homophone: gana

### Proper noun

Ghana ?
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* ghanès

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Ghana
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Ghana
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡɦana]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ghana f (relational adjective ghanský, demonym Ghaňan)
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Ghana”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Ghana”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “Ghana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Proper noun

Ghana
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* ghaneser
* ghanesisk

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɣaː.naː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Gha‧na

### Proper noun

Ghana n
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Ghanees

### Further reading

* Ghana on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{nl}$

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Ghana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡhɑnɑ/, [ˈɡhɑ̝nɑ̝]
* IPA: /ˈɡɑːnɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝ːnɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: Gha‧na

### Proper noun

Ghana
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Ghana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ghanani
accusative
nom.
Ghanani
gen.
Ghanani
genitive
Ghanani
partitive
Ghanaani
inessive
Ghanassani
elative
Ghanastani
illative
Ghanaani
adessive
Ghanallani
ablative
Ghanaltani
allative
Ghanalleni
essive
Ghananani
translative
Ghanakseni
abessive
Ghanattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ghanasi
accusative
nom.
Ghanasi
gen.
Ghanasi
genitive
Ghanasi
partitive
Ghanaasi
inessive
Ghanassasi
elative
Ghanastasi
illative
Ghanaasi
adessive
Ghanallasi
ablative
Ghanaltasi
allative
Ghanallesi
essive
Ghananasi
translative
Ghanaksesi
abessive
Ghanattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ghanamme
accusative
nom.
Ghanamme
gen.
Ghanamme
genitive
Ghanamme
partitive
Ghanaamme
inessive
Ghanassamme
elative
Ghanastamme
illative
Ghanaamme
adessive
Ghanallamme
ablative
Ghanaltamme
allative
Ghanallemme
essive
Ghananamme
translative
Ghanaksemme
abessive
Ghanattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ghananne
accusative
nom.
Ghananne
gen.
Ghananne
genitive
Ghananne
partitive
Ghanaanne
inessive
Ghanassanne
elative
Ghanastanne
illative
Ghanaanne
adessive
Ghanallanne
ablative
Ghanaltanne
allative
Ghanallenne
essive
Ghanananne
translative
Ghanaksenne
abessive
Ghanattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ghanansa
accusative
nom.
Ghanansa
gen.
Ghanansa
genitive
Ghanansa
partitive
Ghanaansa
inessive
Ghanassaan Ghanassansa
elative
Ghanastaan Ghanastansa
illative
Ghanaansa
adessive
Ghanallaan Ghanallansa
ablative
Ghanaltaan Ghanaltansa
allative
Ghanalleen Ghanallensa
essive
Ghananaan Ghananansa
translative
Ghanakseen Ghanaksensa
abessive
Ghanattaan Ghanattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* ghanalainen

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡa.na/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ghana m
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* Ghanéen
* ghanéen

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡaːna/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ghana n (proper noun, genitive Ghanas or (optionally with an article) Ghana)
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* ghanaisch
* Ghanaer
* Ghanese

### See also

* Ägypten
* Algerien
* Angola
* Äquatorialguinea
* Äthiopien
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Demokratische Republik Kongo
* Dschibuti
* Elfenbeinküste
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gabun
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kamerun
* Kap Verde
* Kenia
* Komoren
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libyen
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokko
* Mauretanien
* Mauritius
* Mosambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republik Kongo
* Ruanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Seychellen
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Südafrika
* Sudan
* Südsudan
* São Tomé und Príncipe
* Tansania
* Togo
* Tschad
* Tunesien
* Uganda
* Zentralafrikanische Republik

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡa.na/
* Rhymes: -ana
* Hyphenation: Ghà‧na

### Proper noun

Ghana m
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* ghanese

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Ghana
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* ghaneser
* ghanesisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Ghana
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* ghanesar
* ghanesisk

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Ghana, from Soninke gajanŋa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡa.na/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: Gha‧na

### Proper noun

Ghana f (related adjective ghański)
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Ghanka
* Ghańczyk

### See also

* Algieria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Czad
* Demokratyczna Republika Konga
* Dżibuti
* Egipt
* Erytrea
* Eswatini
* Etiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gwinea
* Gwinea Bissau
* Gwinea Równikowa
* Kamerun
* Kenia
* Komory
* Kongo
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Maroko
* Mauretania
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Południowa Afryka
* Republika Środkowoafrykańska
* Republika Zielonego Przylądka
* Rwanda
* Sahara Zachodnia
* Senegal
* Seszele
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Południowy
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunezja
* Uganda
* Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
* Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Ghana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡɦana]

### Proper noun

Ghana f (genitive singular Ghany, declension pattern of žena)
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

### References

* “Ghana”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡana/ [ˈɡa.na]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: Gha‧na
* Homophone: gana

### Proper noun

Ghana f
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* ghanés
* ghanesa

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Ghana
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Mghana

### See also

* Afrika Kusini
* Algeria ~ Aljeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Chad ~ Chadi
* Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
* Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
* Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
* Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
* Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
* Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
* Jibuti ~ Djibouti
* Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
* Kenya
* Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagaska, Bukini
* Malawi, Unyasa
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mayotte
* Misri, Umisri
* Morisi
* Moroko ~ Maroko
* Msumbiji, Mozambik
* Mtakatifu Helena
* Namibia
* Niger ~ Nijeri
* Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
* Rwanda ~ Ruanda
* Réunion
* Sahara ya Magharibi
* Sao Tome na Principe
* Senegal ~ Senegali
* Shelisheli
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Kusini
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Uswazi, Swaziland
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ghana n (genitive Ghanas)
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* ghanan
* ghanansk
* ghananska

### References

* Ghana in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Welsh
### Etymology

From English Ghana, from Soninke gajanŋa (“to fight”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡa(ː)na/

### Proper noun

Ghana f
* Ghana (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Ghanaidd (“Ghanaian”, adjective)
* Ghaniad (“Chadian (person)”)

### See also

* Angola
* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Bwrcina Ffaso
* Bwrwndi
* Cabo Verde
* Camerŵn
* Cenia
* De Affrica
* De Swdan
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gini
* Gini Bisaw
* Gini Gyhydeddol
* Gorllewin Sahara
* Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
* Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
* Gweriniaeth y Congo
* Jibwti
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagasgar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mawrisiws
* Mawritania
* Moroco
* Mosambic
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Swdan
* São Tomé a Príncipe
* Tansania
* Tiwnisia
* Togo
* Tsiad
* Wganda
* y Comoros
* y Seychelles
* y Traeth Ifori
* yr Aifft

### Mutation

$^△$Irregular.
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.