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A very unfortunate remark by Dr Lawrence Tetteh. Especially referring to it as "nonsense." That, in itself, is disrespectful to the Twi-speaking community. (Video in my second slide).
I believe the focus should rather be on encouraging his people to be more open and willing to teach the Ga language to those who genuinely show interest in learning it. There is a noticeable mindset among some that teaching the language to outsiders exposes too much, as if it reveals secrets or gives others access to private conversations. This idea that “your language is your power” often creates reluctance in sharing it.
Let me share my personal experience, and I know many others can relate to this.
When I first moved to Accra, my first place of stay was not a Ga-dominated area, it was a new site with a largely Akan population and a bit of Ewe presence. So our main mode of communication was Twi and English, There was no real opportunity or environment where Ga was being taught or encouraged.
Later when I went to the University, in Level 200, I moved off campus to rent a place at Okponglo, a traditional La community where Ga was widely spoken. In the house I lived in, I met a Ga family: a couple with four boys, including twins, Akwetey and Akwete, who were then in PRESEC. They spoke fluent and impressive Ga. Out of genuine interest, I asked them to teach me the language. Unfortunately, neither the parents nor the boys were willing to help.
Anytime I brought it up, it turned into a joke. We would laugh about it, and before you realised, the topic had changed. When they spoke Ga and I asked for the meaning, they would jokingly respond, “aden wopɛ saa ayɛ deɛn?”, as if my interest was unnecessary.
It will interest you to know that, the little Ga I eventually picked up, words like “ofainɛ, teyɔ tɛɛ, miyedzogban ee, miya sɔmɔ, etome body ee, mahe nii, mi le, miisumo bo” etc, were not even taught to me by Ga natives. It was an Akuapem family who had previously lived in Mamprobi and later moved into our area that helped me learn these basics. The very custodians of the language did not.
That experience gradually killed my interest in learning Ga.
So when the custodians of a language are unwilling to teach those who are interested, how can a visitor be blamed for not speaking it?
Even at the University of Ghana, Ga was hardly spoken. During our time, the dominant modes of communication on campus were English, Pidgin, and Twi. The few who were bold to openly speak their language on campus were the Fantes, even with that it was their ladies, the Fante guys didn't like speaking Fante on campus at all. The same applies at the Ghana Institute of Journalism now UNIMAC, English, Twi, and Pidgin dominate. Interestingly, GIJ was a university that Ga students loved attending, based on their surnames in my class.
Another personal observation is that the moment the Accra folks realise you are from Kumasi or any Akan region, they quickly switch. They will even speak Twi to you first, naturally, you respond in Twi as well, and there were a few times that they spoke English to you. When we go to Makola or Madina market to buy foodstuffs, the sellers immediately switch to Twi to attract our attention and make a sale. This was what I experienced during my uni days, I don't know if it has changed.
This is the everyday reality of Accra. As a cosmopolitan city, from commerce to transportation, and social interactions, it’s Twi here, Twi there. It has already become dominant.
Unfortunately, the custodians of the Ga language are not always the best ambassadors of the language. So how do you blame a visitor for not speaking it?
If I open this conversation up, many Akan students who have lived or studied in non-Akan regions will share similar experiences. The common issue is the withholding of language by natives. It raises the question, what exactly is being protected or hidden?
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