tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826326494207776999.post4484172677550939507..comments2023-12-26T10:17:17.178+00:00Comments on Ghana Guide And Blog: Ghana Highlights Part 3: Accra to Kumasi and the Brong AhafoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446120725232042631noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826326494207776999.post-82871653367757603562011-05-18T20:50:51.437+00:002011-05-18T20:50:51.437+00:00I would say that the best way to describe Twi is t...I would say that the best way to describe Twi is to say that it is a major "lingua franca", or "trade language" of Ghana. English is the 'official" language...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826326494207776999.post-87288273601558873072009-11-21T14:45:36.887+00:002009-11-21T14:45:36.887+00:00Hey anonymous. Thanks for teaching me something to...Hey anonymous. Thanks for teaching me something today. All this time, since I volunteered in Kumasi at a primary school, I was under the impression that Twi was made an official language of Ghana. While I thought it was odd, considering all the other ethnic groups, this is what the teachers at that school told me when I was learning Twi from them, anyway. Cross-checking about this (again with Ashantis, it turns out) I should have thought to cross-check with the Frafra man right next to me who would have set me straight on this matter, too. Coincidentally, on my very first flight to Ghana I was seated by an Ashanti man who told me that “We Ashantis are the true people of Ghana,” when I mentioned I was going to volunteer in Cape Coast. He dismissed Fantis as selling out to “the whites.” Then, I had no idea whether this was fair or not, but I now know that there is much to celebrate in the diversity of Ghana’s ethnic groups, especially up here in the north. Anyway, I’ve learnt something new and I’m grateful for that. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446120725232042631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826326494207776999.post-44538479669389711752009-11-21T01:15:45.043+00:002009-11-21T01:15:45.043+00:00Twi is NOT THE official language of Ghana, it is ...Twi is NOT THE official language of Ghana, it is one of several official languages and one of the most widely spoken but not the official language. i know it sounds like nit-picking, but there are several ethnic groups and several peoples in Ghana - to say twi is the official language - implying that it is the only official language is insulting to them. great post, tho.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com