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Basic Phrases
Nkowo de? � what is your name
Nkonye nye� � my name is�
Fineyele? � where are you going?
Meyi mava � I am going and coming back
Meyi Ho mava � I am going to Ho and coming back
Mej� � I am going away
Vami � come
Numbers
1 � deka
2 � eve
3 � eto (this is a short o like the o in hot)
4 � ene
5 � ato
6 � ade
7 � adre
8 � enyi
9 � asieke
10 � ewo
Food and eating
Vami doonoo � come and eat
(Note: It is polite in Ghana to invite others to come and eat your food, and also, if you are being given food, always to leave a little to show that you are full. Otherwise, your hosts will think that you have not been given enough. You may however find that you are given far too much and have to leave quite a lot!)
Ndinoodoodoo - breakfast
Ndonoodoodoo - lunch
Fienyinoodoodoo � evening meal
Tsi � water
Tii � tea
Aha � wine
Abolo � bread
Molu � rice
Adiba � pawpaw
Acootoo � orange
Acordoo � banana
Aguane � coconut
Atoto � pineapple
Ete � yam
Dablee � mashed yam
Ablajou � plantain
Coocloo � chicken
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