Let’s Read @Dangme Today How well can you read and understand Dangme? Today, let’s read a short Dangme story together and see how many of the questions you can answer correctly. Read the story, answer all five questions, and put your answers in the comments section. Dangme Story Papaa Ajate kɛ e yo ɔ lɛɔ nahi, jijɔhi kɛ apletsihi. A lɛɔ lohwe pɛlitsɛ komɛ hu ngɛ we ɔ mi. A lɛɔ kungwɔhi, hwɔhi, dɔkɔdɔkɔhi kɛ klakumihi. Papaa Ajate kɛ e yo ɔ ngɔɔ lohwe ɔmɛ a fi ɔmɛ kɛ woɔ a ngmɔ ni ɔmɛ a he. Papaa Ajate ngɔɛ tsopa fɛtiliza kɛ wui e ngmɔ ni ɔmɛ a he ejakaa e ngɛ lohwe ɔmɛ a fi babauu. Papaa Ajate kɛ e yo ɔ naa sika fuu kɛ jeɔ a ngmɔɔ mi nɛ a kɛ woɔ a bimɛ a sukuu fii nɛ a kɛ ekohu hyɛɔ a he wami nami nɔ. A nyɛ naa eko hu kɛ toɔ a daadaa nyagbahi a he blɔ nya. A tsuɔ ni wawɛɛ nɛ deka be mi nɛ a ji weku nɛ buajɔ ngɛ mi. Nɔ fɛɛ nɔ ko yeɔ bua ngɛ weku ni tsumi ɔ mi. Ha bimi nɛ ɔmɛ a heto: 1. Nimli nyɛmɛ nɛ a ngɛ Papaa Ajate weku ɔ mi? 2. Nyumuhi kɛ yihii enyɛmɛ nɛ ngɛ mi? 3. Mɛni ni tsumi a tsuɔ? 4. Mɛni a duɔ ngɛ ngmɔ ɔ nɔ? 5. Mɛni blɔ nɔ nɛ a lohwe ɔmɛ guɔ ke yeɔ bua mɛ ngɛ a ngmɔ humi ɔ mi? This is more than just reading. It is one small way of learning, practising, preserving and promoting the Dangme language. And please, if you notice that I have mispronounced any Dangme word in the video, correct me in the comments. We are all learning together. Let’s keep Dangme alive. Let’s keep speaking it. Let’s keep reading it. Let’s keep passing it on. Together, let’s learn and project the Dangme language. - @adolfnomo