A comprehensive description of Tutrugbu (Nyangbo), a Ghana-Togo Mountain (GTM) language. It examines phonological, morphosyntactic and pragmatic structures, comparing them to the neighboring Tafi and Avatime, and the dominant regional language, Ewe. It is for African language scholars, documentary linguists, and typologists.

Acknowledgments List of Figures and Tables 1 Introduction  1.0 The People  1.1 Classification  1.2 History  1.3 The Multilingual Nyangbo Community  1.4 The Roadmap for This Grammar 2 Phonology  2.0 Introduction  2.1 Segmental Inventory  2.2 Syllable Structure  2.3 Phonological Processes  2.4 Tone  2.5 Conclusion 3 Morphology  3.0 Introduction  3.1 Reduplication  3.2 Inflection  3.3 Noun Classes  3.4 Derivation  3.5 Compounding 4 The Noun Phrase  4.0 Introduction  4.1 The Simple Noun Phrase  4.2 Complex Noun Phrase 5 The Verb Phrase  5.0 Introduction  5.1 Lexical Aspect  5.2 Tense Aspect Mood  5.3 Argument Structure 6 Adpositional Phrases and Locative Constructions  6.0 Introduction  6.1 The Basic Locative Construction (BLC)  6.2 The Verbs  6.3 Postpositions  6.4 Prepositions 7 Constructions  7.0 Introduction  7.1 Copula Construction  7.2 Descriptive Constructions  7.3 Serial Verb Constructions (SVC)  7.4 Coordinate Clausal Constructions  7.5 Subordinate Clauses 8 Sentence Types  8.0 Introduction  8.1 Declaratives  8.2 Interrogatives  8.3 Imperatives 9 Information Structure  9.0 Introduction  9.1 Topic  9.2 Focus  9.3 Contrastive Topic  9.4 Cleft Construction  9.5 Conclusion 10 Routine Activities  10.0 Introduction  10.1 Greetings  10.2 Spinning Yarn  10.3 Female Initiation Rite  10.4 Funeral Rites References