Quiz: How Well Do You Think You Can Read And Understand Twi? Test Yourself Here

Quiz: How Well Do You Think You Can Read And Understand Twi? Test Yourself Here

Ghana uses English as its official language and lingua franca, but according to the Bureau of Languages, there are about 80 native languages. Of all the native languages, Twi, a sub-dialect of Akan, is the most widely spoken.

While many can speak and understand, not all can read and write. In this quiz, we test your knowledge of the language's basics.

17 tongue-twisting Ewe names and their meanings

Meanwhile, Ewes are among the people in Ghana with some of the most difficult names to pronounce and often get ridiculed for their names.

It was no wonder gospel singer Celestine Donkor, an Ewe herself, recently got blasted for cracking a lousy joke about Ewe names on national TV.

But for those who may not, the tongue-twisting Ewe names they laugh at have some of the most beautiful meanings they could ever imagine.

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YEN.com.gh compiled a list of some of the names.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah (HOD Entertainment) Jeffrey is the Head of Entertainment Desk and a graduate of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) with over 10 years of experience in journalism. He started as a reporter with Ghana News Agency (GNA) after school. He joined Primnewsghana.com in 2016 as an editor. He moved to YEN.com.gh in 2017 as an editor and has risen to his current position. You can contact him via e-mail: j.owusu-mensah@yen.com.gh

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