Some Ghanaian Dishes

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Following from our lesson on Foods (Nnuane), the present lesson lists a number of Ghanaian dishes that you’re likely going to try if you visit the motherland.

tuo zaafi

kelewele

koko (porridge)

koose

banku

bayerɛ a yɛakye (fried yam)

fufuo ne nkrankra (fufu and light (pepper) soup)

jollof

nkyeweɛ ne nkateɛ (roasted maize and groundnut)

aburoo a yɛatoto (roasted maize)

gari ne adua (gari and beans)

waakye

dɔkono (kenkey)

(borɔdeɛ) ampesie

kɔkɔɔ a yɛatoto (roasted ripe plantain)

kɔkɔɔ a yɛakye (fried ripe plantain)

abomu

nkuruma nkwan (okro soup)

ɛtɔ

abɛnkwan (palmnut soup)

abeteɛ (kokonte) ne nkatenkwan (groundnut soup)

nkyenam (fried fish)

kyikyinga (khebab)

apapransa

hyetɔ (shito)

garifotɔ

akplɛ

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My name is Stephen Awiba, but most people know me online as Tikya Yaw. I founded LEARNAKAN to help people read, write, and speak Akan, the most widely spoken indigenous language in Ghana. I was born and raised in Kumasi and now live in Accra. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics and Theatre Arts from the University of Ghana and an MPhil in English Linguistics and Language Acquisition from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

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Rachel March 5, 2018
Ɛmotuo (rice balls)
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ANYIMAYE-AGYEMAN ISAAC December 21, 2017
Adibi , akankye3, apiti, anwammoo
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1. Tikya Yaw December 21, 2017
  Yess! Medaase!
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