Mawie Gã

Course Description

This Lesson will introduce you to the Gã. language.

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ŋamɔ́i kɛ̀ nɔheremɔi (Greetings and Responses) Yitso: Botoi, jwɛ̀ŋmɔ he, wiemɔ, ni oŋma (Topic: Listen, think, speak and write)

Learn how to say the greetings in Gã. Gã is spoken by the people of Accra in Ghana.

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Learning Outcomes

G: Esa akɛ̀ ni nikaselɔ: 

  • Ale Gã ŋamɔ́i kɛ̀ nɔheremɔi. Esa ni enu shishi ni ele ŋamɔ́ yɛ̀ bei asrɔtei amli.
  • Nikaselɔi lɛ̀ kɛ̀ ŋamɔ́i baa shwɛ̀. Mɛ̀ni ji ŋamɔ́i lɛ̀ ashishi yɛ̀ Ga mli? Yɛ̀ Blɔfo mli hu?
  • Ale ŋamɔ́i lɛ̀ ŋmaa yɛ̀ Gã mli kɛ̀ Blɔfo mli.

B:  At the end of this unit the pupil should:

  •  Know and understand the appropriate use of the basic greetings and responses to greetings in Gã for different occasions.
  • Role play basic scenarios for greetings in different social settings, identify English equivalents and contrast their meanings.
  • They should be able to spell some of these greetings in Ga and compare them to their English equivalents. 

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