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THE COMPLETE LIST OF LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN GHANA

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  During my Ghana tour in writing the book, KNOW GHANA BETTER , I had encounters with several different languages and I thought it wise to share with you all since it may be very necessary. But mind you, this article is copyright protected so please, do not extract this information for selfish gains without seeking permission from the author of the book  KNOW   GHANA   BETTER and the administrator of these Youtube channels, Huniah-Yourhighness Tv and DISCOVER GUANS WITH HUNIAH . Now, the total list of languages could be debatable for the fact that there are dialects within languages and some dialects could be seperate languages on their own. Thus, in this writeup, I only present the raw facts as I have found them and it is up to the reader to make his/her own judgements. THE LIST OF ALL LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN GHANA Greater-Accra Region 1. Ga 2. Dangme (dialects: Klogbi (Krobo), Gbugblã (Prampram), Ada gbi) Cental Region 3. Fante (dialects: Gomoa, Agona, T'di Fante, ...

UNDERSTANDING VERBS IN THE GA LANGUAGE

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In every language, verbs are very crucial for making good sentences. There is no language which has no usage of verbs in its grammar. The same applies to the Ga language. In the Ga language, we have two types of verbs. Those are the verbs with the "mɔ suffixes" and likewise those without the "mɔ suffixes." That aside, we have verbs that are very simple in nature and those that are complex. The complexity of verbs in the Ghana language is just like it is in German. Let us take German for example we have the separable affixes, which are inflected in sentence formations example   ich kaufe Brot ein . The verb is einkaufen  but in the sentence formartion,  "kaufe"  came before  "ein." The same applies to the Dutch language. For example  I am going out of the home ,  which translates as   Ik ga het huis uit .   The verb is  uitgaan  which has been inflected in the sentence formation. This same grammatical rule also ap...

NAWURI KEWU KIBA/GEWU GIBA ANNUAL HOMECOMING FESTIVAL

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The Nawuris are Guan people found within the northern parts of the Oti Region and the southern parts of the Northern Region. They speak a Guan language called Ginawuri/Kinawuri based on the Nawuri dialect being spoken. Some dialects use the K-prefix to denote singular nouns whiles others use the G-prefix. The Nawuris have their annual Gewu Giba festival/Kewu kiba festival usually in the later parts of December. It is a colourful festival graced with tradition and culture. Gewu Giba translates literally as "Home coming" and it's designed to welcome Nawuris far and wide, whether in the diaspora or in the country back home to the Nawuri land. How did the Gewu Giba/Kewu kiba festival came to be? The festival came to be as a result of the Nawuri Professionals Association, an association formed to be bring togetherness among Nawuri youths and its working force. The association realised that the annual Kigyogyi festival (Yam festival) held in August was not favourable to mos...

THE PEOPLE OF AKPOSSO & AKPOSSOKUBI

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THE AKPOSO OR AKPOSOKUBI (With the chief of Akpossokubi and his Otsiame ) The people of Akposo speak Ikposo . They were the first inhabitants of the Oti Region as it is believed.  Their original name is the Ayade people. Ayade means “children of God.” They migrated from Ancient Abyssimia presently Addis-Ababa through Sudan, Ile-Ife to the then Togoland and with time, they got to their present settlement in Ghana. During their migration, they rode camels till they got to their present settlement. They passed by the Ewes to Ghana thus, the Ewes called them those who ride the camels “Akpɔ ɔsɔ” which gradually came to replace their original name Ayade after the Ewes got to Ghana. The Ewes continued to refer to them as Anyigbatowo meaning “the owners of the land” as they are believed to be the first inhabitants of the Oti and Volta Areas. Akposso history continues that the Guans and the other tribes came to meet them. Furthermore, a Buem hunter called Ojamante from Buem-Guaman went for ...