Ghana underdeveloped because of English language – Kwaku Manu

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Deep Thought 9 years ago

All the so call professors, Doctors, Parliamentarians, Bishops, Lawyers, Magistrates, Engineers etc since independent wasn't able to realise this reasonable idea by Kwaku Manu making it simply clear that our so called educati ...
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All the so call professors, Doctors, Parliamentarians, Bishops, Lawyers, Magistrates, Engineers etc since independent wasn't able to realise this reasonable idea by Kwaku Manu making it simply clear that our so called education is but a negative wheel to the development of Ghana and Africa as a whole. Kwaku Manu, your reason is the most intelligent suggestions since the abolition of the slave trade and colonial rule
You are a WISDOM and not a mere colonial titles of a "lawyer, doctor, professor, president, pastor, magistrates or whatever. A real pan Africanist. You have said it all. RESPECT !!!
Akans Prophecies 9 years ago

So will you leave ghana out of a world of globalisation of which most are done in the dominating languages, l might agree with the Akan language and the English as a second language. Afterall countries like Finland ,Sweden ...
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So will you leave ghana out of a world of globalisation of which most are done in the dominating languages, l might agree with the Akan language and the English as a second language. Afterall countries like Finland ,Sweden, Scotland and many more have the english as their second language.. Ghana is not underdeveloped because of languages but because of politics.Our constitution was made to give stupid powers to idiots who misuse our funds without penalties. The language has its faults but never a reason for our underdevelopment. It has been and still our politics that cruches our developments.
the truth 9 years ago

Hold your fire......

In Norway, they speak Norige, but they also use the English language for international commercial purposes.

Kwaku Manu is onto something....but he will be vilified and called names, afterall, we are ...
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Hold your fire......

In Norway, they speak Norige, but they also use the English language for international commercial purposes.

Kwaku Manu is onto something....but he will be vilified and called names, afterall, we are dealing with Ghanaians
ok 9 years ago

anyway, one thing is certain if ghanaians or africans continue like the way our leaders are behaving now the whites from europe or america or china etc may come back to rule us. and they will be there with their language and ...
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anyway, one thing is certain if ghanaians or africans continue like the way our leaders are behaving now the whites from europe or america or china etc may come back to rule us. and they will be there with their language and devlopments.
VICTOR CARRILLACE OFINAM-ANTWI 9 years ago

I AM ALWAYS AMUSED COMING ACROSS CLAIMS CONNECTING GHANA'S UNDERDEVELOPMENT TO OUR INATTENTION TO LOCAL LANGUAGES. SOMEBODY TELL ME HOW THE MANY INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED PROFESSIONALS WE HAVE HAD IN THIS COUNTRY - LEGAL LUMI ...
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I AM ALWAYS AMUSED COMING ACROSS CLAIMS CONNECTING GHANA'S UNDERDEVELOPMENT TO OUR INATTENTION TO LOCAL LANGUAGES. SOMEBODY TELL ME HOW THE MANY INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED PROFESSIONALS WE HAVE HAD IN THIS COUNTRY - LEGAL LUMINARIES, SCHOLARS, DOCTORS, JOURNALISTS, HISTORIANS,DIPLOMATS, ETC - MADE IT. HOW MANY WELL-PLACED AND ORDINARY GHANAIANS DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH WITH THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME TODAY? HOW DO WE DEVELOP WHEN OUR CHILDREN WATCH AKAN DRAMA OR TELENOVELAS INSTEAD OF READING THEIR BOOKS WRITTEN IN ENGLISH? HOW MANY OF US DO NOT HAVE OUR HEADS BURIED IN OUR PHONES 18 OUT OF THE 24-HOURS-A-DAY WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL? HOW MANY WOULD NOT DO WHAT I MAY CALL CALL MENIAL JOBS, IF THEY MUST, JUST TO RAISE MONEY TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES? GHANAIANS OF TODAY ARE PLAINLY INTELLECTUALLY LAZY AND YOU DO NOT DEVELOP WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE THE QUESTIONING OR ANALYTICAL MIND TO HELP YOU CHANGE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS THE DIGITAL AGE AND YOU DO NOT FIND THE RELEVANT KICKER - KNOWLEDGE - DOCUMENTED IN GA, TWI, EVE OR DAGARTI: IT IS IN ENGLISH, OR FRENCH! WE LIVE IN A GLOBAL VILLAGE AND THE WORLD OUTSIDE IS NOT WAITING FOR US. WE HAVE DECEIVED OURSELVES FOR FAR TOO LONG. IT IS HIGH TIME WE WOKE UP TO REALITY.
Sankofa 9 years ago

How do you communicate well in English when you do not speak the language properly?

If we spoke our local languages, we would communicate better and this would facilitate trade and economic activity.

How do you communicate well in English when you do not speak the language properly?

If we spoke our local languages, we would communicate better and this would facilitate trade and economic activity.
Akans Prophecies 9 years ago

It is not important to express oneself in English .Every ghanaian can use the English as his commercial language. Simple those who cannot speak must employ secretaries to do their work in the english language. It is already h ...
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It is not important to express oneself in English .Every ghanaian can use the English as his commercial language. Simple those who cannot speak must employ secretaries to do their work in the english language. It is already happening in ghana
Osei Boakye 9 years ago

Minuah Kwaku Manu ur assertion is a mere hypothesis that requires testing to become a theory, right now your conjecture ' Ghana is underdeveloped because of English language' sounds interesting, but has not gone through the ...
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Minuah Kwaku Manu ur assertion is a mere hypothesis that requires testing to become a theory, right now your conjecture ' Ghana is underdeveloped because of English language' sounds interesting, but has not gone through the rigor of testing to reach the threshold of theory.

For start, let's look at some underdeveloped nations that have recently become developed - talking about India & China. India's lingua franca is English, in a subcontinent of many languages.
While the standard Chinese language spoken by most Chinese is Mandarin.

Mr. Manu, Ghana's underdevelopment cannot be attributed to the inability many Ghanaians to speak and understand the English language.

Many countries in Africa are graduallly making progress to get out of the shackles of underdevelopment despite speaking many languages. Bostwana, for example, speaks many tongues but they've shot past middle income status.

We must adhere to inclusive policies for all Ghanaians to creep out of underdevelopment by polishing up our English, but allow Akan to percolate in our national fabric. Minuah Manu you can't force Akan on Ghanafyo.
niger man 9 years ago

if you visit UK or USA they speak their native language, do you think oyeebooh go speak your language because you are part of the gathering.my thought

if you visit UK or USA they speak their native language, do you think oyeebooh go speak your language because you are part of the gathering.my thought
ROOTS 21st Century 9 years ago

Black American here, since 1975, I Kwaku have known that my paternal people are the from the Bretuo Clan within the Akans and my family last name is Manu, out of Kumasi.
My maternal-side is from the Anlos and the Bate' Clan. ...
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Black American here, since 1975, I Kwaku have known that my paternal people are the from the Bretuo Clan within the Akans and my family last name is Manu, out of Kumasi.
My maternal-side is from the Anlos and the Bate' Clan.
At retirement, when I reach age 70, I will retire from the US to Ghana...if terrorists don't own the country by then?

Ghana's underdevelopment is also because of negative tribalism not the positive version. Ghana, too, focuses on organized religions such as Christianity and Islam instead of one's Ancestral Traditions and Spirituality. So Ghana and other African countries do not know what route to take to find their lost people in the Western diaspora and build a TRUE bridge of unity to uplift the whole of Africa.
I am an example. via Ancestral Spirituality, of the inferiority of organized religions.
Ghana is under-developed because her children can't get past seeing Blacks in the West for centuries now as "akata" in your mindset. African Culture is about reincarnation not living once then dying and going into an all-white Heaven further controlled by white, color-less people.

Because of my mindset, spiritual-side and wisdom from many lives I can offer a simple biz blueprint that would uplift Ghana's economy quickly in less than 10 years. If, a big IF Ghanaians could understand the power of the internet and global network with people like yourselves.
No need for 419 scamming, there are enough REAL opportunities online in various countries today that if done via networking, just blacks with blacks, can easily have the average adult Ghanaian at an income average yearly of $100,000...no problem.
Inward-thinking, corruption, foreign organized religions and distrust are Ghana's biggest flaws.

Kwaku Manu, I remember meeting an Afr Amer woman in the US, during 1975. She was dark and lovely with a large afro hairstyle that always sat perfect on her head like a crown. I later came to know that in her last life she was a Queen Mother within the Frafra people, whom helped other ethnic groups coming to Ghana-area from the East (Togo, Benin, Nigeria) settle in Ghana. Ethnic groups there in Ghana right now. This woman I speak of chose to be reborn in the US, to attempt to retrieve her children that had been enslaved and taken out of Ghana back in that past period. Ironically, Ghanaians today would call her "akata" due to one's own self-ignorance of one's culture, history and spirituality.
Many, many West Africans today have relatives within the Black American makeup, reincarnated, whom we can't recognize because we are slowly losing sight of the depths of African Culture, History and Spirituality. The oldest within ALL of Mankind.

I rest my case,

Torgbui (again)

Kwesi 9 years ago

You can always trust an African American to come out with a load of cultural marxist nonesense. The only thing i agree with him is to do with the imported religions.

You can always trust an African American to come out with a load of cultural marxist nonesense. The only thing i agree with him is to do with the imported religions.
NorbertAsante 9 years ago

Twi, which is the most spoken Akan language in Ghana, doesn't have the depth, scope and range needed to be a national language. Even languages like Hindi, which have a rich literature and well refined grammar, do struggle to ...
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Twi, which is the most spoken Akan language in Ghana, doesn't have the depth, scope and range needed to be a national language. Even languages like Hindi, which have a rich literature and well refined grammar, do struggle to express a lot of modern ideas and concepts. For example, how do express concepts such as particle physics in twi?

Furthermore, you have other widely spoken languages such as Ga, Ewe, Dagbani, Gurunne, Wale, Gonja, and so forth. Should all these be made national languages? And to what end?

Like it or not, we can no longer shake off our colonial past by mere wishful thinking. The history of how Ghana became a multi-ethnic nation has English as a heritage at the centre.
Talk 9 years ago

Ignorance is bliss.

Ignorance is bliss.
NorbertAsante 9 years ago

And moronism is a disease

And moronism is a disease
NorbertAsante 9 years ago

And who is talking about grammar my friend?

And who is talking about grammar my friend?
Frantic 9 years ago

My friend do not worry. Everything can be created if you so desires. Particle physics can be given a name if we decide to use our mother tongue. The English language has borrowed from all sources to make it rich as find it no ...
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My friend do not worry. Everything can be created if you so desires. Particle physics can be given a name if we decide to use our mother tongue. The English language has borrowed from all sources to make it rich as find it now. Language is the soul of a people and we will be better of if we decide to use own language.
Talk 9 years ago

Kwaku you've said it all. People speak English when they don't want others to challenge them. They know most Ghanaians cannot call others to order when English is the medium of communication.

Kwaku you've said it all. People speak English when they don't want others to challenge them. They know most Ghanaians cannot call others to order when English is the medium of communication.
the devils advocate 9 years ago

If Akans don't want to learn English,that is their problem.A local language totally devoid of technical terminology spoken in an area of less than four hundred square miles being compared to a global language.INANE ,INSANE A ...
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If Akans don't want to learn English,that is their problem.A local language totally devoid of technical terminology spoken in an area of less than four hundred square miles being compared to a global language.INANE ,INSANE AND ILLOGICAL.We should be so stupid to allow narrow minded ethnocentric politics turn our country into the proverbial BANANA REPUBLIC?
Can someone please tell this to go back to his village with this kind of logic-PTOPER KUASE NI NIE!
Askantwi 9 years ago

You are an ignorant idiot. Twi is even studied at Fordham University and many others in the USA. It is a language spread out all over the world. It is the most popular language spoken in west Africa. No wonder you language i ...
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You are an ignorant idiot. Twi is even studied at Fordham University and many others in the USA. It is a language spread out all over the world. It is the most popular language spoken in west Africa. No wonder you language is only spoken in the village
Loway 9 years ago

Which Language you want to speak in Ghana

Which Language you want to speak in Ghana

Vicky 9 years ago

Everyone is an actor in Ghana even fools like him. What has Greed got to do with language?

Everyone is an actor in Ghana even fools like him. What has Greed got to do with language?
Adwoa 9 years ago

listen to yourself, you could not even write the English well, and you are challenging someone, what he said made a lot of sense

listen to yourself, you could not even write the English well, and you are challenging someone, what he said made a lot of sense
Loway 9 years ago

Backward

Backward
Shadie 9 years ago

Adwoa you too can't write the English language well. Is kwaku Manu make sense not made sense. GOTCHA. Hahaha!!!

Adwoa you too can't write the English language well. Is kwaku Manu make sense not made sense. GOTCHA. Hahaha!!!
Paa 9 years ago

"Is kwaku Manu make sense not made sense. GOTCHA. Hahaha!!!"

"Is kwaku Manu make sense not made sense. GOTCHA. Hahaha!!!"
pat 9 years ago

Twi

Twi
Marfo 9 years ago

A fool is you who love to speak english.

A fool is you who love to speak english.
Loway 9 years ago

Forward never , a la local

Forward never , a la local
Kofi Osei-wusu 9 years ago

Masa, this is exactly what Kwaku Manu is lamenting about. You are part of a group of people who somehow believe that, even the whiteman's shit is better than that of blackman yet, you write horrible English. Just read what yo ...
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Masa, this is exactly what Kwaku Manu is lamenting about. You are part of a group of people who somehow believe that, even the whiteman's shit is better than that of blackman yet, you write horrible English. Just read what you've written.
Watchman 9 years ago

Kwaku Manu is too simplistic in his approach to solving Ghana's underdevelopment. English language cannot be blamed for Ghana's lack of development. Poor education is the the cause of all underdevelopment in every country. We ...
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Kwaku Manu is too simplistic in his approach to solving Ghana's underdevelopment. English language cannot be blamed for Ghana's lack of development. Poor education is the the cause of all underdevelopment in every country. We must develop all our regional languages. In addition to English language, we must teach Twi in all the Akan regions. Ga in Greater Accra. Ewe in the Volta Region etc. Trying to foist Twi on all us is wrong. Ghana is made up of 10 regions. We must value all our languages and stop trying to turn Ghana into a twi speaking country.

bobostone 9 years ago

Watchman, what Kwaku is saying is simple. One national language is good for Ghana. All great nations the world over, have one national language even though there may be other shades of language in existence. Great nations, as ...
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Watchman, what Kwaku is saying is simple. One national language is good for Ghana. All great nations the world over, have one national language even though there may be other shades of language in existence. Great nations, as a policy, decide to choose one local language that can be spoken by a majority of its people and make the language a national language. Kwaku has touched on a topic that has been on my mind for a long time and i'm happy learn that there are people like Kwaku, in Ghana, who think outside the box and challenge the status quo. I wish some politician will take this matter up and engage the country in an honest and civil debate on the issue. Kwaku has, for sure, set the national language debate wheel in motion and we must all do our part to make sure that something better comes out of it. Somebody must take this to the floor of the parliament.
NorbertAsante 9 years ago

'Masser', it will never work without breaking up the country as we know it.

'Masser', it will never work without breaking up the country as we know it.
LA-STAR 9 years ago

Yes, I am so tired of people always trying to shove the TWI, language down my throat, if I don't speak Twi, I don't speak Twi, what's the big deal, that isn't my language. English is the national language whether you like it ...
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Yes, I am so tired of people always trying to shove the TWI, language down my throat, if I don't speak Twi, I don't speak Twi, what's the big deal, that isn't my language. English is the national language whether you like it or not. People don't realize that the nation of Ghana as it's constituted is a colonial legacy, so is the English language, you can't accept one colonial legacy and turn away the other just because you don't like it.
Kasanova 9 years ago

Kweku you are right.How many times have you seen Kennedy Agyapong speak on the floor of parliament.This and many other factors.

Kweku you are right.How many times have you seen Kennedy Agyapong speak on the floor of parliament.This and many other factors.
bentoa 9 years ago

Haaahaaahas

Haaahaaahas
Kopy 9 years ago

Yep! Clear and vivid understanding goes in hand with application. Absolutely! Many doubted our local media couldn't compete with the English. Walaaa.... Kwame Despite proved us wrong. In fact that's all the big cooperations ( ...
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Yep! Clear and vivid understanding goes in hand with application. Absolutely! Many doubted our local media couldn't compete with the English. Walaaa.... Kwame Despite proved us wrong. In fact that's all the big cooperations (Nestle, Coke etc) go for advertising
Junior ackah 9 years ago

@ Loway or whatever your name is which part of what Kwaku said merit those unguided response? Those of you who thinks you are educated sometimes seem to amaze me and this portrays who you really are

@ Loway or whatever your name is which part of what Kwaku said merit those unguided response? Those of you who thinks you are educated sometimes seem to amaze me and this portrays who you really are
JD Mahama 9 years ago

Those are the JACKASSES Ewes and the northerners who have mess up the country GHANA.

Those are the JACKASSES Ewes and the northerners who have mess up the country GHANA.
psabsco 9 years ago

please don't be a bigot, it's cos of such tribal sentiments that make it difficult to nationalize a local language in GH. seek to unite in your next commentary.

please don't be a bigot, it's cos of such tribal sentiments that make it difficult to nationalize a local language in GH. seek to unite in your next commentary.
Nima king Kong 9 years ago

Twi or Akan is the outstanding language in Ghana. Stop the hatred since you speak it every day in your interaction with people. Akan should be use for all if the need be!

Twi or Akan is the outstanding language in Ghana. Stop the hatred since you speak it every day in your interaction with people. Akan should be use for all if the need be!
Proud Ghanaian 9 years ago

Dont force your primitive Akan language on Ghananians. Another idiot. this stupid pride is what disturbs you Akans. If this idiot could express himself in English he will never say this. Show us your development.

Dont force your primitive Akan language on Ghananians. Another idiot. this stupid pride is what disturbs you Akans. If this idiot could express himself in English he will never say this. Show us your development.
........... 9 years ago

Accept the fact and stop being so myopic! Akans dominate in everything! Would you rather we speak ewe? Apuuuutoooor

Accept the fact and stop being so myopic! Akans dominate in everything! Would you rather we speak ewe? Apuuuutoooor
jeee 9 years ago

just sorry for yu, never moved

just sorry for yu, never moved
NorbertAsante 9 years ago

If Akan why not Ewe? If Akan, which version of Akan? Keep dreaming and spewing nonsense.

If Akan why not Ewe? If Akan, which version of Akan? Keep dreaming and spewing nonsense.
tweaaa 9 years ago

go abroad and go and speak your twi there. what u should be thinking of now is hammering on education not this rubbish. no wonder lot of Akans didnt go to school. gyimi

go abroad and go and speak your twi there. what u should be thinking of now is hammering on education not this rubbish. no wonder lot of Akans didnt go to school. gyimi
Tumkumsa 9 years ago

And what has those of you who managed to go to school done for the country.The so called educated ones only use their educational monds to steal from the nation.Shame on you all.Japan,China and Russia and Germany use their ow ...
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And what has those of you who managed to go to school done for the country.The so called educated ones only use their educational monds to steal from the nation.Shame on you all.Japan,China and Russia and Germany use their own native language and yet have advance in technology.
Alberto 9 years ago

Is he talking about development in Ghana or abroad? Most Mexicans can't speak English yet they are working here.

Is he talking about development in Ghana or abroad? Most Mexicans can't speak English yet they are working here.
the truth 9 years ago

Hammering on education...............what kind of education?

Hammering on education...............what kind of education?
Kwasia banku 9 years ago

If you speak English doesn't means that you are educated .kwasia Baku. The guy is talking real fact and you here insulting him. Travel outside ghana and see. Every country respect their native language first. Even in America ...
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If you speak English doesn't means that you are educated .kwasia Baku. The guy is talking real fact and you here insulting him. Travel outside ghana and see. Every country respect their native language first. Even in America , when people meet they speaks their native language except Ghanaians. Jonn.
Nii Osabu Anokwafo 9 years ago

You are just a stupid.If you don't like to learn to speak English, stop making foolish and lazy suggestions.KWASIAA

You are just a stupid.If you don't like to learn to speak English, stop making foolish and lazy suggestions.KWASIAA
KWASI APONKYE 9 years ago

THE WORSE PART IS GHANAINS CHILDREN BORN AND RAUSED IN GHANA BUT CANNOT SPEAK THE LOCAL LANGUAGES..THEY USUALLY LOOK AND SOUND LIKE IDIOTS..WITH VERY FUNNY ACCENTS.
GHANIAND CHILDREN RAISED IN THE WEST THAT CANNOT SPEAK THEI ...
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THE WORSE PART IS GHANAINS CHILDREN BORN AND RAUSED IN GHANA BUT CANNOT SPEAK THE LOCAL LANGUAGES..THEY USUALLY LOOK AND SOUND LIKE IDIOTS..WITH VERY FUNNY ACCENTS.
GHANIAND CHILDREN RAISED IN THE WEST THAT CANNOT SPEAK THEIR PARENTS LANGUAGES..HAHAH VERY STUPID..
WHAT KURAA IS WRONG WITH AFRICANS?
Akua Amoah 9 years ago

You are 100% right

You are 100% right
Tj 9 years ago

Kwaku you are right. People should start thinking about that.

Kwaku you are right. People should start thinking about that.
nii mantse 9 years ago

Kwaku, this is entirely your opinion and thus, i don't begrudge you. My only problem was your over-simplicity of the issue. You are advocating that we should all adopt Akan as our 'national' language but you were quick to for ...
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Kwaku, this is entirely your opinion and thus, i don't begrudge you. My only problem was your over-simplicity of the issue. You are advocating that we should all adopt Akan as our 'national' language but you were quick to forget, or was it conveniently forgot, that Akan is also not L1 to all Ghanaians. Need i remind you that like English, 'Akan' is foreign to some of us.
LA-STAR 9 years ago

Yes, NII MANTSE, my sentiments exactly. They are too lazy to learn any other languages, but they want us to speak their language. TWI is a foreign language to me. I was born in Ghana, and so was my mother, and we don't spe ...
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Yes, NII MANTSE, my sentiments exactly. They are too lazy to learn any other languages, but they want us to speak their language. TWI is a foreign language to me. I was born in Ghana, and so was my mother, and we don't speak a lick of TWI. We have our own language, and you should learn the regional language where you reside in this country in addition to English.
Mother Tongue Activist 9 years ago

Every child is supposed to start school @ 4, and our various local languages are to be used @ the primary level, according to GES. But what do we see? Emulative parents, nowadays, want their children to speak somebody's - Eng ...
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Every child is supposed to start school @ 4, and our various local languages are to be used @ the primary level, according to GES. But what do we see? Emulative parents, nowadays, want their children to speak somebody's - English - language immediately after birth. One can read, write and speak very good English if they can read, write, and speak their mother tongue very well.

Touching on Kweku's issue, all those developed countries used, and are still using their native languages to developed. I do not want to go deep but one should read about their story of the "Tower of Babel" in Genesis 11: 1-9.

I'm done
Justice 9 years ago

Speaking your native language won't put food on the table . You are the bigger fool. How many illiterates are rich. Kwaku Manu was on to something but then when you generalize it, it's a stupid idea. Speak only twi in your li ...
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Speaking your native language won't put food on the table . You are the bigger fool. How many illiterates are rich. Kwaku Manu was on to something but then when you generalize it, it's a stupid idea. Speak only twi in your life and see where it will take you.
jeee 9 years ago

that kwaku, how many languages does he speack and thinks peoples become everything becos they are politicians,? devolelopement has nothing todo with languages,?

that kwaku, how many languages does he speack and thinks peoples become everything becos they are politicians,? devolelopement has nothing todo with languages,?
Ken Ntiamoa 9 years ago

I am sorry, but, Language has everything to do with development.

A group of people without a means of communication, normally called language, is NOT going anywhere.

It is much easier to communicate in a language you i ...
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I am sorry, but, Language has everything to do with development.

A group of people without a means of communication, normally called language, is NOT going anywhere.

It is much easier to communicate in a language you imbibe naturally as a child than the language taught to you in a classroom setting. And without communication, you cannot develop.

Ken
Jeff 9 years ago

You sound sincere, but I'm sorry, you also sound very narrow!! Ghana adopting English is because of the relevance of it INTERNATIONALLY! If Ghana were the only country on Earth, or does not do business with the rest of the wo ...
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You sound sincere, but I'm sorry, you also sound very narrow!! Ghana adopting English is because of the relevance of it INTERNATIONALLY! If Ghana were the only country on Earth, or does not do business with the rest of the world, you can start talking of a naturally acquired language. Even then, the question will be: what of those people who are not Akans? Should they be forced to learn Akan? Because, here you are in a way rejecting the idea of being forced to learn a language!
jeee 9 years ago

somebody sit somewhere out of his frustration ,he experiance somewhere, saying things he does not even know. white people comez here ,and makes it big, what language?

somebody sit somewhere out of his frustration ,he experiance somewhere, saying things he does not even know. white people comez here ,and makes it big, what language?
Kofi 9 years ago

If Akan is made the national language, don't you think those non-Akans will still be affected just like you think English is adversely affecting you?

If Akan is made the national language, don't you think those non-Akans will still be affected just like you think English is adversely affecting you?
NorbertAsante 9 years ago

Twi, which is the most spoken Akan language in Ghana, doesn't have the depth, scope and range needed to be a national language. Even languages like Hindi, which have a rich literature and well refined grammar, do struggle to ...
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Twi, which is the most spoken Akan language in Ghana, doesn't have the depth, scope and range needed to be a national language. Even languages like Hindi, which have a rich literature and well refined grammar, do struggle to express a lot of modern ideas and concepts. For example, how do express concepts such as particle physics in twi?

Furthermore, you have other widely spoken languages such as Ga, Ewe, Dagbani, Gurunne, Wale, Gonja, and so forth. Should all these be made national languages? And to what end?

Like it or not, we can no longer shake off our colonial past by mere wishful thinking. The history of how Ghana became a multi-ethnic nation has English as a heritage at the centre.
jcamcam 9 years ago

perfect

perfect
Adjei Danso 9 years ago

Akan as national language? Politically it will backfire bcos politicians will play politics with it. Economically, the cost is high: We will have to all English material eg books, billboards to Akan nationwide. Culturally, ot ...
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Akan as national language? Politically it will backfire bcos politicians will play politics with it. Economically, the cost is high: We will have to all English material eg books, billboards to Akan nationwide. Culturally, other tribes will vehemently disagree. Technologically we will have to get computer characters that fit into the ICT world. Legally, there will be constitutional barriers. By the time we meet these requirements the cost will be very high. Kwaku's development solution is too simplistic. He shd come away
Isaac 9 years ago

Kwaku Manu. U r very intelligent. I wish all Ghanaians can see clearly as u do. Ghana shd be a federation with the ethnic groups being federal states. That is the only way we can develop with our own language. No nation has d ...
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Kwaku Manu. U r very intelligent. I wish all Ghanaians can see clearly as u do. Ghana shd be a federation with the ethnic groups being federal states. That is the only way we can develop with our own language. No nation has developed with another's language and the unitary system of governance.
Mebro 9 years ago

I deeply disagree with you.What does development got to do with speaking the Queens language,think of something else.

I deeply disagree with you.What does development got to do with speaking the Queens language,think of something else.
Obibini Kofi Tetteh 1 9 years ago

Badwenba nie!!

Badwenba nie!!
NPP = NANA PROMISES PARTY 9 years ago

English language is not the problem. The problem is the volume of stupidity that runs through the system. We have too many stupid fools.

English language is not the problem. The problem is the volume of stupidity that runs through the system. We have too many stupid fools.
mensah 9 years ago

this kwaku guy fool paa o,did he think akans are superior to any other tribe in Ghana?some fullist person should try making his or her fullist akan language official language and see the start of civil war in the country.we e ...
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this kwaku guy fool paa o,did he think akans are superior to any other tribe in Ghana?some fullist person should try making his or her fullist akan language official language and see the start of civil war in the country.we ewe's will never accept that.we will rather be independence country.i my self will join an armed group and fight and die for my ethnic group.
Kwesi 9 years ago

The remedy for your lack of proficiency in English is to study the language and make an effort to speak it. Just because you're too damn lazy to learn English does not mean non-Akan speakers must be forced to learn Akan just ...
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The remedy for your lack of proficiency in English is to study the language and make an effort to speak it. Just because you're too damn lazy to learn English does not mean non-Akan speakers must be forced to learn Akan just to accommodate you.
Narrow-minded lazy fuckkers of your kind must not expect the rest of us to dumb down to your lowly level. Instead try and upgrade yourself, Kweku Manu.
Ignorant inward-looking idiot.
Jeff 9 years ago

I salute you, Kwesi!!! But unfortunately, as you can read from the comments here, those who expect a dumbing down to their level are so many!

I salute you, Kwesi!!! But unfortunately, as you can read from the comments here, those who expect a dumbing down to their level are so many!
Fear God 9 years ago

This dimwit is only trying to justify his lack of knowledge of the English language. It is our attitude to work and laziness which is our problem. When Ghanaians go abroad they develop a different attitude to work. Let's repl ...
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This dimwit is only trying to justify his lack of knowledge of the English language. It is our attitude to work and laziness which is our problem. When Ghanaians go abroad they develop a different attitude to work. Let's replicate it here and the nation will grow!
Biko 9 years ago

Where has the big big English taken us to? Our accent in Ghana is so heavy, and when we travel outside Europeans and Americans can not even understand what we are saying. It takes some time for you to adjust and speak for pe ...
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Where has the big big English taken us to? Our accent in Ghana is so heavy, and when we travel outside Europeans and Americans can not even understand what we are saying. It takes some time for you to adjust and speak for people to understand you properly. In Ghana, we think we can speak English very well and mock those who cannot speak it. Travel outside and hear for yourself how you sound whilst speaking English. Let's stick more to our local dialects and use the English for interaction with the outside world and for commerce. Kwaku, you you are intelligent and great
obi 9 years ago

i salute this guy

i salute this guy
JAY 9 years ago

Listen to this Stupid and foolish man,Ghana is not an Akan State or Nation.

Listen to this Stupid and foolish man,Ghana is not an Akan State or Nation.
Zig 9 years ago

Ur inability to speak english doesnt mean u have to force one language on a nation of over 46 languages..it jus will bring confusion...plus english is international...even the chinese use english often in their country nw

Ur inability to speak english doesnt mean u have to force one language on a nation of over 46 languages..it jus will bring confusion...plus english is international...even the chinese use english often in their country nw
Baba 9 years ago

Language got nothing to do with development

Language got nothing to do with development
Ojuku 9 years ago

African countries have a peculiarly complex situation concerning the use of local languages for official business because they are too many. In Ghana alone, we have about 40 indigenous languages; Nigeria has over 240.
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African countries have a peculiarly complex situation concerning the use of local languages for official business because they are too many. In Ghana alone, we have about 40 indigenous languages; Nigeria has over 240.
It is therefore a big confusion looking for which of these languages to adopt as a lingua franca. For instance, of those who can speak Akan, which is obviously the most widely spoken language in Ghana, an overwhelming majority cannot read and write it because they did not learn it in school. In fact, no Ghanaian language qualifies as a lingua franca because only a tiny percentage of those who can speak it can read and write it. Worse of all, there are not sufficient varieties of written books to meet the country's needs at all levels of education. Besides, there are not enough qualified teachers to teach at all of our schools.
Unlike our local languages, English is read and spoken by all of our people who pass through our school education. Literacy in it cuts fairly across the entire country and the depth of literature andcteachers available in it is not comparable with that of any of our local languages.
Replacing English with any local language would rather retard our development as a country. Let us instead increase the literacy rate among our people.
kanta 9 years ago

its unfortunate. the twi language is not much develop. basic English words are describe by sentences. how can we study science with twi language. chemistry, ophthalmology ,urology. etc. what is the twi correspondence. and ho ...
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its unfortunate. the twi language is not much develop. basic English words are describe by sentences. how can we study science with twi language. chemistry, ophthalmology ,urology. etc. what is the twi correspondence. and how many twi words are added to the twi dictionary evry year. ignorant
Osagyefou 9 years ago

There is home sense education and white colour education, Mr.kwaku manu you have nailed it all.

There is home sense education and white colour education, Mr.kwaku manu you have nailed it all.
John Nartey Adaminor 9 years ago

I salute you Kweku Manu , a good one there! you have said all. majority of intelligent Ghanaians are not contributing to nation building just because of the English language, even when you tried to contribute with the little ...
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I salute you Kweku Manu , a good one there! you have said all. majority of intelligent Ghanaians are not contributing to nation building just because of the English language, even when you tried to contribute with the little English you know the masters of the English language will be quick to descend heavily on you to let you know that your English is bad , meanwhile they can't even manufacture common "challewatte" with it. our strength lies in our culture, and culture is a way of doing things so if you allowed someone to kill your culture and twists your tongue then you're doomed for ever. I pity Ghanaians all the struggles will amount to nothing because we have funny scholars.
unclefi 9 years ago

My heart bleeds for Ghana.Instead of hurrying up to catch-up with rest of the world we rather would stay in our comfort zone because some lay back who did not go school and therefore can not speak english wants everyone else ...
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My heart bleeds for Ghana.Instead of hurrying up to catch-up with rest of the world we rather would stay in our comfort zone because some lay back who did not go school and therefore can not speak english wants everyone else to stoop down to his level.What does english language got to do with nation building? Everything.
STONER KOBYLYNTON 9 years ago

Unclefi, you better retract your statement because going to school do not necessary means you are to learn English language.

Foreign born kids who are not in English speaking countries do study in the languages of the coun ...
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Unclefi, you better retract your statement because going to school do not necessary means you are to learn English language.

Foreign born kids who are not in English speaking countries do study in the languages of the countries they are born into. I have three relatives with their kids in Germany, Italy and Russia and these kids cant speak English language, yet they are exceptionally good in their field of study with their respective countries language which is their native or 1st language.

Do you know why the first missionaries took the pains to translate the Bible into various languages around the globe wherever they went but did not force the natives to learn it in English language? They knew that it would be very cumbersome to teach them in a foreign language for them to understand it quickly hence they learnt the native language and had the Bible translated into native languages in the early '50s. Languages are easily learnt when you live among the natives than what is taught in schools.

Many foreign graduates from universities in their native countries struggle with the English language when they set foot in UK and America. Hardly a foreign graduate would gain admission into American University to pursue his field of study without going through the hassles of the English language. That alone may take you about 2 to 3 years depending on your efforts.

You know what the Chinese and other nations are doing? We call something like "intellectual piracy". What they do is they buy up to date text books in English language and engage the services of their highly trained intellectuals who are proficient in the English language to translate them into Chinese language where students are able to learn with easy and understanding in their native language.

Should we sit down as irresponsible people and fight over this simple issue which Mr. Manu has raised, believe you and me, had it been reality for we to die and come back again, we will come and see the country in more backwards than this very time. You know what, presently we do not have qualified teachers in our schools and what they are imparting to the kids are mere crap. Yes it is time to choose a language which majority are able to express themselves in as our first national language.
MALAM CD 9 years ago

this is a viable argument that you're making Kwaku.Its about time this issue is addressed. In the 80's Ama Atta-Aidoo spoke about this issue,to permit high school stdents to speak pidgin freely and it was mt with stern resis ...
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this is a viable argument that you're making Kwaku.Its about time this issue is addressed. In the 80's Ama Atta-Aidoo spoke about this issue,to permit high school stdents to speak pidgin freely and it was mt with stern resistance.Afterall communication is always the key.
no nonsense 9 years ago

You are 100% right Kwaku. Africa's underdevelopment is due to adoption of foreign languages as national language. When we speak in America, they laugh at us cos of poor accent and bad sentences too. The Koreans, Japanese and ...
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You are 100% right Kwaku. Africa's underdevelopment is due to adoption of foreign languages as national language. When we speak in America, they laugh at us cos of poor accent and bad sentences too. The Koreans, Japanese and Chinese are making it cos they use their own local languages. Religion too is another factor Kwaku. I support u.
Sankofa 9 years ago

Spot on, Kwaku Manu!

English has been the bane of our development.

We should adopt Twi as our national language, and ensure everyone learns to be literate in their mother tongue. We can learn English as a foreign langua ...
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Spot on, Kwaku Manu!

English has been the bane of our development.

We should adopt Twi as our national language, and ensure everyone learns to be literate in their mother tongue. We can learn English as a foreign language to facilitate communication with the outside world.

We must enforce the use of our local languages as the medium of instruction in the first three years of school.
king 9 years ago

is not not fault you get akans the fool them if not ghana a illitrate like kweku menu too get chance to bringe idea ,,,,kwasiaaaaaaaa kweku menu or what ever

is not not fault you get akans the fool them if not ghana a illitrate like kweku menu too get chance to bringe idea ,,,,kwasiaaaaaaaa kweku menu or what ever
king 9 years ago

alot of ashanti region guys can not speak english

alot of ashanti region guys can not speak english
Desmond 9 years ago

Ashanti guys are supporting this foolish idea just because most of them are cocoa farmers who don't wanna go to school... foolish illiterates

Ashanti guys are supporting this foolish idea just because most of them are cocoa farmers who don't wanna go to school... foolish illiterates
ferguson 9 years ago

you are fucking idiot does it mean that when u a not ever being in school than u a not a human being

you are fucking idiot does it mean that when u a not ever being in school than u a not a human being
ScHoly 9 years ago

The first thing I will do when I become president. Changing our official language to a widely spoken local language like Twi or Hausa

The first thing I will do when I become president. Changing our official language to a widely spoken local language like Twi or Hausa
Concern citizen 9 years ago

Why?Does it mean the man don't understand English language or what.
Then he should go back to school to learn the language. After all it's the lingua franca of the country.so he should forget about what he's saying there.Und ...
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Why?Does it mean the man don't understand English language or what.
Then he should go back to school to learn the language. After all it's the lingua franca of the country.so he should forget about what he's saying there.Under development is due to corruption and mismangement.
Ken Ntiamoa 9 years ago

The word is "Concerned Citizen" NOT
"Concern Citizen"

You should rather go back to school

Ken

The word is "Concerned Citizen" NOT
"Concern Citizen"

You should rather go back to school

Ken
Jeff 9 years ago

I can call myself anything I like, it doesn't have to make sense to you. What matters is your ability to understand my interaction with you!

I can call myself anything I like, it doesn't have to make sense to you. What matters is your ability to understand my interaction with you!
Toto Fitter 9 years ago

Switzerland has over 4 major languages but it is developed. Lazy fools like K. Manu come with this nonsense because they are illiterates. I blame those fools who speak the Akan language. That is the only reason they refuse to ...
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Switzerland has over 4 major languages but it is developed. Lazy fools like K. Manu come with this nonsense because they are illiterates. I blame those fools who speak the Akan language. That is the only reason they refuse to learn any other language. Nkrumahs forsight of learning the language where you live was the beginning of progress. Where are we now? Ghana's main problem is stealing from the national coffers of which both NPP and NDC are guilty. Stop these rubbish about Akan.
OKOROMANSA 9 years ago

KWAKU MANU IS RIGHT, COUNTRIES LIKE KOREA, SWEDEN, NORWAY, DENMARK, GERMANY AND OTHERS DID NOT DEPEND ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO DEVELOP. TRUE, TODAY AKAN IS SPOKEN ALMOST EVERYWHERE IN GHANA. ALMOST ALL THE MINISTERS INCLUDI ...
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KWAKU MANU IS RIGHT, COUNTRIES LIKE KOREA, SWEDEN, NORWAY, DENMARK, GERMANY AND OTHERS DID NOT DEPEND ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO DEVELOP. TRUE, TODAY AKAN IS SPOKEN ALMOST EVERYWHERE IN GHANA. ALMOST ALL THE MINISTERS INCLUDING MAHAMA HIMSELF, SPEAK THE AKAN LANGUAGE, THEY GRANT INTERVIEWS IN THE AKAN LANGUAGE, AND YET THEY DISRESPECT THE LANGUAGE. KOFI ADAMS, KOKU ANYIDOHO, OKUDJETO ABLAKWA, FIIFI KWETEY, THEY ALL SPEAK THE AKAN LANGUAGE, BUT DUE TO FOOLISH PRIDE THEY WOULD OPPOSE AKAN BEING ADOPTED AS OUR LINGUA FRANCA. IT MAKES NO SENSE.
THE CRUSADER 9 years ago

Kwaku you are 2000 0/0 right BRAVO for your good food for thought.can we sit proper and think outside the box?Ghana?

Kwaku you are 2000 0/0 right BRAVO for your good food for thought.can we sit proper and think outside the box?Ghana?
Marfo 9 years ago

If you can't understand kwaku Manu then look to the East n West countries.

If you can't understand kwaku Manu then look to the East n West countries.
3fo the carpenter 9 years ago

Nkwasias3m nkoaaa wo gh

Nkwasias3m nkoaaa wo gh
Jeff 9 years ago

Every sensible person in the world knows the importance of English; it is an international language. Ghana cannot do without it. If Kwaku Manu is too lazy to learn to speak and write good English, someone tell him I'm also to ...
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Every sensible person in the world knows the importance of English; it is an international language. Ghana cannot do without it. If Kwaku Manu is too lazy to learn to speak and write good English, someone tell him I'm also too lazy to learn to speak Akan! Let's stop this national language thing and think of how to develop our country!!
LA-STAR 9 years ago

I AGREE 100% JEFF

I AGREE 100% JEFF
Boat 9 years ago

Fuck English as English fuck EU

Fuck English as English fuck EU
Marcus Chris Lawson 9 years ago

Whatever you call yourself ,dropping out of school does not offer you the audacityto advocate for the language domination of other ethnic groupings in our country
Why is it that some others can learn the language you are adv ...
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Whatever you call yourself ,dropping out of school does not offer you the audacityto advocate for the language domination of other ethnic groupings in our country
Why is it that some others can learn the language you are advocating for , yet these people love to hate learning to speak the language of others
the subtle agenda to dominate others with your language is just Crap and foolish
who says l do not love my local language , it is my mother's tongue and l will always resist being duped of it
Get off you crazy horse and get a life
Niim3Niim3 9 years ago

This Akan thing is good but quickly gets into heads smoothly. How would we even communicate with even members of ECOWAS States not to talk about the larger picture of the international community? What real benefits can be der ...
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This Akan thing is good but quickly gets into heads smoothly. How would we even communicate with even members of ECOWAS States not to talk about the larger picture of the international community? What real benefits can be derived when Akan is only spoken by only a section in Only Ghana?
Benjamin Asare 9 years ago

My brother I couldn't agree with you more! For Ghana to transform its current status they should do away with the English and go by a common local language which at least 90 percent is spoken by the people . Just look at Chin ...
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My brother I couldn't agree with you more! For Ghana to transform its current status they should do away with the English and go by a common local language which at least 90 percent is spoken by the people . Just look at China ! Believe in yourselves and start the walk.
Jumapo. 9 years ago

This is one of the reasons why Nana Akuffo Addo lost two time in a row.

This is one of the reasons why Nana Akuffo Addo lost two time in a row.
David 9 years ago

WHAT AN INSULT TO GHANAIANS
SO THIS MAN IS SAYING THAT THEY SHD MAKE TWI A NATIONAL LANGUAGE? THAT WILL WAKE TRIBAL CONFLICT IN GHANA. WHY DIDN'T U MENTION DAGBON, KUSAAL EWE GA OR MAMPRULI? U think there are only akans in ...
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WHAT AN INSULT TO GHANAIANS
SO THIS MAN IS SAYING THAT THEY SHD MAKE TWI A NATIONAL LANGUAGE? THAT WILL WAKE TRIBAL CONFLICT IN GHANA. WHY DIDN'T U MENTION DAGBON, KUSAAL EWE GA OR MAMPRULI? U think there are only akans in Ghana? If u cant speak English , go and learn and stop those nonsensical comments.Ghana is international in character and can never use twi as it national language.
NDC DESTROYERS PARTY 9 years ago

YOU CAN SPEAK ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO YOUR GRAND FATHER AND SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU .FOOLISH MAN RETROGRESSIVE MINDED FOOL WHEN WILL LEARN SENSE.YOUR AFORE MENTIONED LANGUAGES HOW PEOPLE SPEAK THESE LANGUAGES. LET GHANA BE ...
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YOU CAN SPEAK ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO YOUR GRAND FATHER AND SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU .FOOLISH MAN RETROGRESSIVE MINDED FOOL WHEN WILL LEARN SENSE.YOUR AFORE MENTIONED LANGUAGES HOW PEOPLE SPEAK THESE LANGUAGES. LET GHANA BE TOTALLY INDEPENDENT WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF COLONIAL MENTATLTY.EVEN MOST FOREIGNERS SPEAK TWI THINK LIKE A WISE MAN
Togo Banku 9 years ago

Choo, see mumu. U see goat dey bath water b4?

Choo, see mumu. U see goat dey bath water b4?
Togo Banku 9 years ago

U naa u no no spik the English language, y u no go fight against am.

U naa u no no spik the English language, y u no go fight against am.
Funny Guy 9 years ago

This is a horribly poor claim. Obviously the product of "poor education".????

This is a horribly poor claim. Obviously the product of "poor education".????
LA-STAR 9 years ago

HAHAHA YES, OBVIOUSLY THE PRODUCT OF POOR EDUCATION, AND THE SAD PART IS THAT HE DOESN'T REALIZE THAT THIS IS THE REAL PROBLEM WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SPEAKING ENGLISH. HE DOESN'T WANT TO LEARN ANY O ...
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HAHAHA YES, OBVIOUSLY THE PRODUCT OF POOR EDUCATION, AND THE SAD PART IS THAT HE DOESN'T REALIZE THAT THIS IS THE REAL PROBLEM WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SPEAKING ENGLISH. HE DOESN'T WANT TO LEARN ANY OTHER LANGUAGE BUT EXPECTS ME TO ADOPT HIS? GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE FAGGOT.
Bob 9 years ago

good back and learn good English

good back and learn good English
Ankrah 9 years ago

I agree 50%with Kwaku Manu. My suggestion is to put all the Ghanian languages to National Referendum for Ghanians to decide. This method will take care of any discrimination that may arise as a result. We will then abide by t ...
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I agree 50%with Kwaku Manu. My suggestion is to put all the Ghanian languages to National Referendum for Ghanians to decide. This method will take care of any discrimination that may arise as a result. We will then abide by the language pick-up by the popular request and start learning the chosen language from birth.

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Ghana underdeveloped because of English language – Kwaku Manu

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