2007-01-04 05:32:21 · 10 answers · asked by COLIN S 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
1. There are 79 languages in Ghana, so if you are trying to impress someone, then you'd better find out his/her tribe/language.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana
2. These are some of the main languages, with approximate number of speakers:
Asante Twi : 2,800,000
Fante : 1,900,000
Akuapem Twi : 555,000
Dagaare, Southern : 700,000
Dagbani : 800,000
Dangme : 800,000
Éwé : 2,250,500
Farefare : 820,000
Ga : 600,000
Konkomba : 500,000
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Ghana
3. Phrases
a) TWI
How are you? - Wo ho te sen?
I'm fine - Me ho ye eye
What is your name? - Wo din de sen?
My name is Kwame Nkrumah - Me din de Kwame Nkrumah
Where do you live? - Wo/Mo te ehe?
I/We live in Ghana - Me/Ye te Ghana
I am an African - Me firi Abibiman mu
yes - aane
no - dabi
Thank you - Me da ase
You are welcome - Yoo
Good-bye - Nante yie
http://www.kente.net/twi.htm
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2002/1/02.01.05.x.html
b) GA
Salutation - Te tee?
How are you? - Te oyoo tee?
I am fine - Miyedzogban
What's your name? - Te atsheo bo tee?
My name is Kwame Nkrumah - Acheo me Kwame Nkrumah
Pleased to meet you - Bie ye dzogban
Do you speak English? - Ani owieo Blofo lo?
Yes I speak English - Hee mi wieo Blofo
Where are you from? - Neegbe odze?
I am from England - Midze Abotshii
I am from America - Midze Amerika
How old are you? - Afii enyie oye?
Please - Ofaine
Please give me some water - Ofaine ni ohami nu
I want something to eat - Miitao noko maye
Are you hungry? - Ani homo miiye bo lo?
Let's eat - Hani woyeni
What do you want to eat? - Meni otao ni oye?
Thank you - Oyiwala don
You are welcome - Yoo
What kind of work do you do? - Meni nitsumo otsuo
You are pretty - Oheye feo
Let's dance - Hani wodzo
I love you - Miisumo bo
Let's go - Hani wotee
Where are you going? - Neegbe oyaa?
It is hot - Dze len edor waa
It is raining - Nyomnor mii ne
http://home.triad.rr.com/osofo/words.htm
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2002/1/02.01.05.x.html
2007-01-05 08:26:50 · answer #1 · answered by ♫ Rum Rhythms ♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-10 05:15:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twi Phrases
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2016-03-18 04:42:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are a few simple Twi (a language of Ghana) words/phrases I found:
Ko yi te mo? - How are you?
Kogara - I'm fine
A ba jege sebu. - I don't have any money.
Jara be? - Where's my...?
A nyo na. - I would like a drink of water.
A nyo sana. - I would like a drink of pito millet cider
A nyo womuyiga - I would like a drink of palm gin
Twi is a tonal language, so how you pronounce things affects the meaning.
2007-01-04 05:55:02 · answer #5 · answered by Rabbityama 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
This is not close to simple Twi
Ete sen - How are you, ..
Yoruba or the language typed y Rabbityama is definitely not simple twi
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2017-02-17 18:22:05 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ghana has many languages
2007-01-04 05:36:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"I give you good price,"
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