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The Ghanaian name is made up of two Akan words Ahwenepa and nkasa which translate into English as Good waist beads do not make noise and can be likened to the proverb "Empty barrels make the most noise". [1] The proverb is speaking about how a good person never boasts about his good deeds. [citation needed]
The word oborɔnyi derives from the word bor (Fante), which means "from beyond the horizon," and nyi, which is a suffix that means "person". The plural form of oborɔnyi is aborɔfo (fo is the plural form of nyi). [citation needed]
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GILLBT is one of three main organisations involved in Bible translation in Ghana, alongside the Bible Society of Ghana and the International Bible Society. [5] In addition to its involvement in Bible translation, GILLBT collaborated with National Commission for Civic Education to translate an abridged version of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana into 30 Ghanaian languages, and with the ...
Migrant workers came to Ghana in the 1920s, and during a Nigerian oil boom that brought Ghanaian workers to Nigeria. [17] Usage of GhaPE peaked in the 1980s as foreigners, including Ghanaians, were expelled from Nigeria. [17] Nigerian settler influence has played a major role in the development and use of the language. [17]
It is a Niger-Congo language in the Kwa branch, spoken by around 600,000 people in Ghana. [21] [22] Six separate towns comprised the Ga-speaking peoples: Accra, Osu, Labadi, Teshi, Nungua, and Tema. Each town had a central stool of importance in Ga traditions. Accra, among these towns, rose to prominence and now serves as Ghana's capital.
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The spoken word poets in Ghana are improving spoken word by combining it with 3D animations and spoken word video game [9] In Kumasi, the creative group CHASKELE holds an annual spoken word event on the campus of KNUST giving platform to poets and other creatives. Poets like Elidior The Poet, Slimo, T-Maine are key members of this group.