Obroni Man From Afghanistan Stuns Ghanaian With Fluent Twi In Video: “The Church Of Pentecost Taught Me”

Obroni Man From Afghanistan Stuns Ghanaian With Fluent Twi In Video: “The Church Of Pentecost Taught Me”

  • A Ghanaian man abroad got pleasantly surprised after he heard a white man speak fluent Twi right beside him
  • In a video on TikTok, the white man said he leant how to speak the language due to his association with the Church of Pentecost
  • Netizens who reacted to the video commended the Obroni for his fluency when it comes to the Twi language

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A young white man has thrown social media into a frenzy after a video of him speaking Twi, a popular Ghanaian language surfaced.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh on the TikTok handle of @veronhussein, the young white man often known as Obroni in Ghanaian parlance was spotted speaking to someone in Twi.

Photo of Obroni speaking Twi
Obroni amazes Ghanaian man abroad with his amazing Twi Photo credit:@veronhussein/TikTok
Source: TikTok

The one who was filming the video was taken aback by the fluency with which he spoke so he drew close to him to find out more about him.

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In his interaction, it was revealed that the white man was of Moldovan and Afghanistan descent.

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The Ghanaian man quizzed how he learnt to speak Twi with such fluency to which the man answered saying he attended the Church of Pentecost for 10 years and that is how he learnt the language.

At that point, the Ghanaian jokingly said the white man qualifies for a Ghana card.

Ghanaian commend the Obroni for speaking Twi fluently

At the time of writing the report, the video had raked in over 13,000 likes and 400 comments

Netizens who reacted to the video were amazed at the man’s fluency in Twi whereas others also commended him.

Fofie:

He speaks the twi so well and fast I didn’t even hear the “where he learnt the twi from” part

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Nana Adwoa:

And the way they feel proud when they can speak twi

Seth pope

The boy speaks better twi than me

Angel Ot:

Why can he speak it better than me naww I gotta get better

Dxaxm:

You wot mate he speaks better twi than me

Dorothy’s:

Nah now I’m embarrassed

Obroni man cooks Banku

Earlier YEN.com.gh reported that an Obroni man living in Ghana with his Ghanaian wife has won hearts on social media after he prepared banku with her in a video.

The foreigner who has adopted the Ghanaian name Kofi proudly showed off his banku preparation skills.

Aided by his wife, the pair went through the step-by-step process of preparing the tasty delicacy. Kofi spoke thick Twi as he communicated with his wife whiles preparing the food.

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.