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abodam 9 years ago

Lol, I actually saw this episode. 1. When I saw it I was shocked and amuse that among all languages in the world wow TWI? I was a happy Ghanian that moment then I reverse my DVR n just busted out laughing. The way she spoke i ...
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Lol, I actually saw this episode. 1. When I saw it I was shocked and amuse that among all languages in the world wow TWI? I was a happy Ghanian that moment then I reverse my DVR n just busted out laughing. The way she spoke it thou was funny as hell hahaha
Apuuuu Etaaa 9 years ago

Be proud of your culture and language,dont be ashamed of speaking your own language if you do that the world will patronize it especially USA. Spanish language will soon be part of USA official language.

Be proud of your culture and language,dont be ashamed of speaking your own language if you do that the world will patronize it especially USA. Spanish language will soon be part of USA official language.
addae richard dick kofi 9 years ago

someone should download and send me the video on whatsapp on 0247257548

someone should download and send me the video on whatsapp on 0247257548
neva 9 years ago

Pls frwd it to me wen u get it

Pls frwd it to me wen u get it
Manuel USA 9 years ago

I live in the Usa and i actually saw this video 2013..im surprise Ghanaians have now seen this video.Buh they've used our languages in other movies too not only this movie.

I live in the Usa and i actually saw this video 2013..im surprise Ghanaians have now seen this video.Buh they've used our languages in other movies too not only this movie.
Isaac (New Jersey) 9 years ago

Will it change our economy? There s nothing soo amazing abt this. Atfer, they will sell their movie and not put it on youtube for free...
Useless producers in Ghana/Nigeria...

Will it change our economy? There s nothing soo amazing abt this. Atfer, they will sell their movie and not put it on youtube for free...
Useless producers in Ghana/Nigeria...
joe ( india ) 9 years ago

must everything change our economy ? can't we as a people at least hear smthn and laf over it? aaaba

must everything change our economy ? can't we as a people at least hear smthn and laf over it? aaaba
Neutral Zone 9 years ago

Looks like that part of the movie was about the dark side. Dark side is not gud for us, rather not have it at all.

Looks like that part of the movie was about the dark side. Dark side is not gud for us, rather not have it at all.
Allotey 9 years ago

Is This some type of achievement or what

Is This some type of achievement or what
fred 9 years ago

Ask again....

Ask again....
VICTOR CARRILLACE 9 years ago

GOOD PROGRESS. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THE ENGLISH RENDITION OF THE TWI WOULD BE GRAMMATICAL.

GOOD PROGRESS. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THE ENGLISH RENDITION OF THE TWI WOULD BE GRAMMATICAL.
Kontuah 9 years ago

Obviously it's a scene that portrays a dark mysterious event and the girl happens to possess powers that help her read and understand primitive and mysterious languages. Twi in that scene is been portrayed as a mysterious lan ...
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Obviously it's a scene that portrays a dark mysterious event and the girl happens to possess powers that help her read and understand primitive and mysterious languages. Twi in that scene is been portrayed as a mysterious language
Nothing to be proud about
maame 9 years ago

Hahaha medaase!

Hahaha medaase!
Nsembeba 9 years ago

Ananse Honhom.
"Odaadaafoo ma Asantefoo.
"Me sre wo "beyi yen Fri "nneema dadaa yi ase.
Fri yen so! Fri yen so!" Really good.
(groaning) "Ananse Honhom.
"Odaadaafoo ma Asantefoo.
"Me sre wo beyi yen Fri nneema dad ...
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Ananse Honhom.
"Odaadaafoo ma Asantefoo.
"Me sre wo "beyi yen Fri "nneema dadaa yi ase.
Fri yen so! Fri yen so!" Really good.
(groaning) "Ananse Honhom.
"Odaadaafoo ma Asantefoo.
"Me sre wo beyi yen Fri nneema dadaa yi ase.
" "Fri yen so! Fri yen so!" You will obey me, Lori! (yells) "Ananse Honhom.
"Odaadaafoo ma Asantefoo.
Me sre wo beyi yen Fri.
cute shay 9 years ago

This is an achievement? You being represented indirectly as evil and is funny? We are always associated with the dark, juju, voodoo evil tish and that makes us proud? What's the big deal if a white person speaks twi? We speak ...
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This is an achievement? You being represented indirectly as evil and is funny? We are always associated with the dark, juju, voodoo evil tish and that makes us proud? What's the big deal if a white person speaks twi? We speak and write English too, do they take pride in that? Can this article just disappear, teach the young Ghanaians to love themselves, and not look at the white person as a "god", if we do away with the low self esteem, Ghana would start to see changes. Smh, sad and pathetic
Me 9 years ago

I agree...Ghanaians and their complex issues...Alot of Ghanaians in Germany and Italy can speak their language, and nobody gives a F....

I agree...Ghanaians and their complex issues...Alot of Ghanaians in Germany and Italy can speak their language, and nobody gives a F....
Saint Ghfuo: Nyantakyi Must Die! 9 years ago

My Godfather is a whiteman from liverpool who emigrated to toro to when he was a teenager. Later, he transferred to legon to attend university. He is married to a Ghanaian woman from adeeso. All he listen to is highlife music ...
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My Godfather is a whiteman from liverpool who emigrated to toro to when he was a teenager. Later, he transferred to legon to attend university. He is married to a Ghanaian woman from adeeso. All he listen to is highlife music and eats Ghanaian food...fufu, redred, banku. He won't listen to beatles or even rollingstones. This white man speaks twi like crazy. So beware what you say around whitefolks. Some of them may make you look bad
cute shay 9 years ago

My point is should I go wow just coz a Whiteman can speak twi? Heck I can speak French, would they go wow coz of that? There's no fascination in that for me, and that's my opinion. This is so 80's for me, is too old to be wow ...
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My point is should I go wow just coz a Whiteman can speak twi? Heck I can speak French, would they go wow coz of that? There's no fascination in that for me, and that's my opinion. This is so 80's for me, is too old to be wowing and ass licking for this petty tish
kk USA 9 years ago

My problem is that Ghanaians in USA are not teaching their children how to speak their language whether be it whatever but it may interest you guys to know that when go to Home depot, Lowe's etc to fill an application one of ...
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My problem is that Ghanaians in USA are not teaching their children how to speak their language whether be it whatever but it may interest you guys to know that when go to Home depot, Lowe's etc to fill an application one of the languages they required include Twi, even parents in Ghana don't want their kids to speak two shame
cute shay 9 years ago

I remember this Ghanaian woman whose child was behind on her speech and the doctor told her some children get confused with 2 languages so she should concentrate on one at a time. The child was spending more hours in daycare ...
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I remember this Ghanaian woman whose child was behind on her speech and the doctor told her some children get confused with 2 languages so she should concentrate on one at a time. The child was spending more hours in daycare and she comes home and the mom speaks only twi, so she started speaking English to her, and the Lil girl improved. But now that she's getting older, she has incorporated the twi language back and Lil girl is doing great. I couldn't understand that coz back in Ghana we spoke our individual dialects at home and English at school and we did great, but you can never judge a parent coz they always want the best for their kids. But overall I see most Ghanaian children here are proud of Ghana though yeah some can't speak twi clearly. I remember back in college they don't hide their identity, they are proud of it, and even if they can't speak it, that pride they have in Ghana is better than some of us Ghanaians who speak it very well and are not proud of where we come from. You meet a Ghanaian pretending to be from Mars and it makes me sick.I'll be the child who is proud of Ghana, but may not be able to speak any Ghanaian language than some of us who were born in Ghana and we come here pretending we are not Ghanaians. I think I went off somehow, but you get it, lol
Black Pepper 9 years ago

Not easy to get ur kid speak ur language when they re getting old. Had no problem with my kid speaking twi as a child. Now @16, she will only speak twi to me when I don't respond to her and she REALLY needs my response.

Not easy to get ur kid speak ur language when they re getting old. Had no problem with my kid speaking twi as a child. Now @16, she will only speak twi to me when I don't respond to her and she REALLY needs my response.
cute shay 9 years ago

Mind you every child is different. You know how a child can learn Spanish from kindergarten onwards and get it, it is possible. All Ghanaian children here can't be the same, some speak fluent twi, others understand but can't ...
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Mind you every child is different. You know how a child can learn Spanish from kindergarten onwards and get it, it is possible. All Ghanaian children here can't be the same, some speak fluent twi, others understand but can't speak it much, but all I'm saying is I don't dwell on that to equal taking pride in their heritage. I've always argued that them being proud doesn't necessarily mean they should be fluent in twi. I have a family friend whose 2 girls are both medical doctors, down to earth, proud of Ghana, understand twi, always excited when they get patients who are Ghanaians but can't speak except for a few sentences. I'll take that any day than the ones born here, can speak twi like they were born in Ghana, but end up working in a warehouse. All I'm saying is A+ for the parents who are able to teach the language to their kids here, but the most important is teaching them to appreciate the culture and all the good stuff, and to be proud of it. I know what am talking about. I'm from the upper east region, I was born and bred in kumasi, I used to be 1st in twi back in school, my daddy couldn't speak twi well, but my mom was good. They tried, but we were not as fluent with our language as twi, and we were looked down by some of their northern friends whose kids could speak their language in parables, now my siblings and I turned out great as compared to most of those kids, I guess it doesn't matter now whether I'm fluent in frafra or not, mind you I was proud of where I come from, but was judged coz I was not good at the language, I just know that feeling, so I understand when I see those kids who can't speak twi and other Ghanaians criticize their parents for not doing a great job. Oh well I'm personalizing this, lol
Saint Ghfuo: Nyantakyi Must Die! 9 years ago

The more languages you can speak. The more intelligent and smarter you are. What you've written here smacks off of hardwork. You can have a kid with with an English name and one with an African name. Your name does not determ ...
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The more languages you can speak. The more intelligent and smarter you are. What you've written here smacks off of hardwork. You can have a kid with with an English name and one with an African name. Your name does not determine your level of success. You need to be inculcated with principles of hardwork. Visit this website: FREAKONOMICS.COM and make sure you listen to the podcasts. Spread the word and send me an email, you hear. Tuxman06@yahoo.ca
cute shay 9 years ago

I did go on there, and now I so want that book I saw on there "think like a freak", it may make a good gift tho, ijs... you pushed me there anyway, lol

I did go on there, and now I so want that book I saw on there "think like a freak", it may make a good gift tho, ijs... you pushed me there anyway, lol
Saint Ghfuo: Nyantakyi Must Die! 9 years ago

Education is the difference. These people who look down on their culture and language have low self esteem. Or they come from homes where education wasn't really emphasized. Education breaks these barriers..an educated Ghanai ...
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Education is the difference. These people who look down on their culture and language have low self esteem. Or they come from homes where education wasn't really emphasized. Education breaks these barriers..an educated Ghanaian born innGhana will never behave like that becos they have self confidence in themselves and their abilities and don't need to mask it with being fake.
cute shay 9 years ago

You so on point with that, most of the time is the ones who obviously don't have an Alma mater, lol

You so on point with that, most of the time is the ones who obviously don't have an Alma mater, lol
kwasia kwa 9 years ago

U PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY REPRESENTING IT AS A BAD SPIRIT? SO? ARE THEY EVIL? IT'S A FUCKING SERIES AND NOBODY IS EVIL IN REAL LIFE. U SPOKE DOWN ON KUMAWOOD AND NOW U MAD FAKE ASS ENGLISH SPEAKERS. YES AN AFRICAN CAN SPEAK FR ...
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U PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY REPRESENTING IT AS A BAD SPIRIT? SO? ARE THEY EVIL? IT'S A FUCKING SERIES AND NOBODY IS EVIL IN REAL LIFE. U SPOKE DOWN ON KUMAWOOD AND NOW U MAD FAKE ASS ENGLISH SPEAKERS. YES AN AFRICAN CAN SPEAK FRENCH OR GERMAN BUT WE USE THEIR LANGUAGE IN OUR MOVIES AND THEY DONT USE OURS SO THIS MAKES A DIFFERENCE MOTHERFUCKERS
cute shay 9 years ago

OK hold on fool, who the fuck are motherfuckers? Your damn pseudo is kwasia, which clearly shows wtf you are. Let smart people have a stupid free discussion, don't jump in with your fucking ignorance. You know what an opinion ...
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OK hold on fool, who the fuck are motherfuckers? Your damn pseudo is kwasia, which clearly shows wtf you are. Let smart people have a stupid free discussion, don't jump in with your fucking ignorance. You know what an opinion is? You don't need to insult to put your stupid point across. I blame your fucking mother, whose cheap ass birth control failed coz your stupid self would not be in existence, you should have just been a fucking stain on your parents nasty sheet. Go bend over and let your daddy do you as always coz now I see you fucking deserve it. Go off on your fucked up family, you fucking don't go off on people you don't know. I ain't bending you over, your daddy is. That threesome with your dad and mom must have messed the few brain cells left. You psychotic, depressed, bipolar son of a bitch. Your family us only made up of trashy used up hoes and dummies. Get off your fag ass and just kill yourself, nobody will miss you, just do the universe a muthafucking favor with your stunk ass, acting like a tough bitch. I'll send you a manual on how to end your pathetic life, fool. Before you die don't do this shit you just did here again, calling all people you disagree with muthafuckers, really. How come fools are still living in 2015, you need to be executed, kwasia kwa
kwasia kwa 9 years ago

LOOL AND U CALL YOURSELF SMART? FOR WRITING THIS GARBAGE? NOW I KNOW WHY GHANA IS LIKE THIS. WE HAVE THESE DEMENTED BITCHES. AM SMARTER THAN YOU AND YOU WANNA KNOW WHY? CUS AM DEALING WITH YOUR BITCHASS NOT YOUR FAMILY HAAAHA ...
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LOOL AND U CALL YOURSELF SMART? FOR WRITING THIS GARBAGE? NOW I KNOW WHY GHANA IS LIKE THIS. WE HAVE THESE DEMENTED BITCHES. AM SMARTER THAN YOU AND YOU WANNA KNOW WHY? CUS AM DEALING WITH YOUR BITCHASS NOT YOUR FAMILY HAAAHAAAA NOW GO TO BED AND GO SUCK A MEAN COCK LEMME KNOW WASSUP #ROGER THAT BIAAAAAAATCH#
cute shay 9 years ago

Fyi the moment you stooped so fucking low to call people you don't know motherfuckers is the moment you lost every damn right to leave your family out. You don't come for me, I don't come for you, and you want ghetto, I can g ...
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Fyi the moment you stooped so fucking low to call people you don't know motherfuckers is the moment you lost every damn right to leave your family out. You don't come for me, I don't come for you, and you want ghetto, I can give you a 100 ghetto, you come with class, you get smart. Go to your mama cry baby. You didn't use your brain when you decoded to call people you don't know names. Go to your mama, homo
Kofi 9 years ago

I just watched it and it's the very way that they portray us is what you see in that episode.dark ages people filled with bad spirits and you are happy about it.Sad

I just watched it and it's the very way that they portray us is what you see in that episode.dark ages people filled with bad spirits and you are happy about it.Sad
Apuuuu Etaaa 9 years ago

The fact that they chose Ghana language it means Ghana language(Twi) is going far.I dont care the reason behind it.There many languages in Africa but chose Ghana language.Think abt it.

The fact that they chose Ghana language it means Ghana language(Twi) is going far.I dont care the reason behind it.There many languages in Africa but chose Ghana language.Think abt it.
Nsembeba 9 years ago

I beg to differ. I don't see it as evil whatsoever.
Ananse Honhom.
"Odaadaafoo ma Asantefoo.
"Me sre wo "beyi yen Fri "nneema dadaa yi ase.
Fri yen so! Fri yen so!" Really good.
(groaning) "Ananse Honhom.
"Odaadaa ...
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I beg to differ. I don't see it as evil whatsoever.
Ananse Honhom.
"Odaadaafoo ma Asantefoo.
"Me sre wo "beyi yen Fri "nneema dadaa yi ase.
Fri yen so! Fri yen so!" Really good.
(groaning) "Ananse Honhom.
"Odaadaafoo ma Asantefoo.
"Me sre wo beyi yen Fri nneema dadaa yi ase.
" "Fri yen so! Fri yen so!" You will obey me, Lori! (yells) "Ananse Honhom.
"Odaadaafoo ma Asantefoo.
Me sre wo beyi yen Fri.
Angry citizen 9 years ago

dont be too proud of it, Twi was also spoken in the movie Nymphomaniac, and trust me seeing those ghanian guys talking shit is embarasing. so if u did not talk about that but talk about this then i this is a very selfish n st ...
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dont be too proud of it, Twi was also spoken in the movie Nymphomaniac, and trust me seeing those ghanian guys talking shit is embarasing. so if u did not talk about that but talk about this then i this is a very selfish n stupid news.
osei bonsu Ahmed 9 years ago

never speak against people who are giving out more rather support them to increase their giving potential. bravoo kumawood

never speak against people who are giving out more rather support them to increase their giving potential. bravoo kumawood
gloria usa 9 years ago

Asante man the great bravo we are proud, of our culture

Asante man the great bravo we are proud, of our culture
kwasia kwa 9 years ago

AND I MET A GHANAIAN WHO DIDN'T WANNA SPEAK TWI. IT'S ON MY RECORD I SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE, WEST AFRICAN KRIO AND TWI. AM GETTING EXTRA PAY CHECK AND BEING UTILIZED MORE THAN HIM AND I TOLD HIM HOW I DID IT AND HE NEEDS ...
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AND I MET A GHANAIAN WHO DIDN'T WANNA SPEAK TWI. IT'S ON MY RECORD I SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE, WEST AFRICAN KRIO AND TWI. AM GETTING EXTRA PAY CHECK AND BEING UTILIZED MORE THAN HIM AND I TOLD HIM HOW I DID IT AND HE NEEDS TO LEARN. NOW U ARE LIMITED STUPID AFRICANS
cute shay 9 years ago

You fucking don't make sense, you being utilized in the bathroom, go fucking clean that floor and miss me with the bullshit, I know your kind, empty barrels, dumb ass muthafucking punk. Semi educated fool, get off that imagin ...
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You fucking don't make sense, you being utilized in the bathroom, go fucking clean that floor and miss me with the bullshit, I know your kind, empty barrels, dumb ass muthafucking punk. Semi educated fool, get off that imaginary horse you on and face your harsh reality, you a broke ass useless, ass licking, booty eating fool, CTFU, ofui
kwasia kwa 9 years ago

IT SOUNDS LIKE I HIT A BITCH ASS NERVES...AND I KNOW YOUR KIND TRYNA FIT IN YOU ABORTION survivor...HAAAAHHAAAA I KNOW U GOT A DOCTORATE DEGREE A MOTHERFUCKING CUNT THAT COULDN'T GET HER FUCKING OPINION ACROSS WITHOUT INSULT. ...
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IT SOUNDS LIKE I HIT A BITCH ASS NERVES...AND I KNOW YOUR KIND TRYNA FIT IN YOU ABORTION survivor...HAAAAHHAAAA I KNOW U GOT A DOCTORATE DEGREE A MOTHERFUCKING CUNT THAT COULDN'T GET HER FUCKING OPINION ACROSS WITHOUT INSULT. NASTY ASS BITCH. GO DRINK SOME CUM U THIRSTY ASS
cute shay 9 years ago

I'm now the thirsty one right, you fucking sick. I gave you a dose of your own medication, and now you playing innocent? You are the fool who couldn't lay down your stupid opinion without insulting a bunch of people, I mean w ...
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I'm now the thirsty one right, you fucking sick. I gave you a dose of your own medication, and now you playing innocent? You are the fool who couldn't lay down your stupid opinion without insulting a bunch of people, I mean which smart person does that? I feel dirty already just stooping to your muthafucking low level.
abodam!!! 9 years ago

U r basterd, aboa bi ba, is ur fucking mum and dad who's stupid.

U r basterd, aboa bi ba, is ur fucking mum and dad who's stupid.
deraj 9 years ago

can someone help me with the specific season and episode inwhich the language was spoken??

can someone help me with the specific season and episode inwhich the language was spoken??
Afriyie 9 years ago

season 2 and episode 8 or 9

season 2 and episode 8 or 9
Afriyie 9 years ago

you see how we think as a ppl? Indians use everything about their culture and we watch them to our satisfaction ignoring the dark side but they use our local dialect and look at the criticism, and we want to portray it as pri ...
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you see how we think as a ppl? Indians use everything about their culture and we watch them to our satisfaction ignoring the dark side but they use our local dialect and look at the criticism, and we want to portray it as primitive and bad ignoring the satisfaction it camee with when I was watching that episode, assuming next lil Wayne raps in Ga
cute shay 9 years ago

Afriyie, thank you for putting across your point without calling others names. It's not necessaily them speaking twi, the point is should we be all excited just coz of this? Don't we get tired of literally worshiping the whit ...
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Afriyie, thank you for putting across your point without calling others names. It's not necessaily them speaking twi, the point is should we be all excited just coz of this? Don't we get tired of literally worshiping the white man? When would we see ourselves as a people who also matter, and yes our culture including our language matters, I don't need to nationally broadcast that obroni can say a few sentences in twi, this reminds me of being a kid in kumasi, and at the sight of a white person they start singing that song, laughing, we've always placed ourselves low and them on a pedestal. The young Ghanaian child should be taught to know his value and that he can be anything, and compete with anybody of any race, regardless. If Ghanaians speak a few German or Italian sentences in their movie, you think a website would put it out there to glorify them, or make it seem like it is so big of a deal. Indians are proud of their culture not coz a Whiteman can imitate it, they rather feel insulted when people try to do them. They portray themselves on shows, that's how much they're respected. Most Indians in America go higher due to them loving themselves, and their culture, most Africans here still with all the insight still lick ass, we have to be proud of our culture, and this is not the thing which should make us realize we have a rich and beautiful culture. This is the type of thing that can just be spread from friend to friend via all these social media, and not make it here. Well I guess that sleepy hollow got a free ad, and now they'll get some good ratings since people are going to be watching and keeping fingers crossed for the next Ghanaian language who knows what it may be next time, ga, ewe, oh well if it happens we'll see it here, lol
Flo 9 years ago

Yes yes yes what a great achivement oo

Yes yes yes what a great achivement oo
kk 9 years ago

was sooo new abt dis.dey using two language does Nt mean we shld praise dem. wat of Indians using de English language in deir movies did it Eva came out as news. Ghana paaaaa I kwn we no go chge da. did is Nt an improvemnt . ...
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was sooo new abt dis.dey using two language does Nt mean we shld praise dem. wat of Indians using de English language in deir movies did it Eva came out as news. Ghana paaaaa I kwn we no go chge da. did is Nt an improvemnt . let tlk abt tins DAT will help develop our country and Nt issues like dis.

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