tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post3453962673707571559..comments2024-03-28T10:10:43.453+00:00Comments on ImageNations: Proverb MondayImageNationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-40312173006484082011-02-08T13:39:45.189+00:002011-02-08T13:39:45.189+00:00@yeh! lol. thanks. 'trying my tongue at twi...@yeh! lol. thanks. 'trying my tongue at twi' that's great because I speak no Ga. lol. Don't even understand it, though I have been trying 'small small'.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-11338280178710071292011-02-08T12:11:21.450+00:002011-02-08T12:11:21.450+00:00Of course I was joking about you making it up, and...Of course I was joking about you making it up, and even if you did, it would be a compliment to you because this proverb is a deep and sophisticated expression of twi. And no, i'm a Ga trying my tongue at twi... <br />Thanks for sharing and bringing me up to speed!yehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-73673578762962819492011-02-08T07:32:26.360+00:002011-02-08T07:32:26.360+00:00@Amy, I agree with you. It is one of the most comp...@Amy, I agree with you. It is one of the most complex proverbs I have read myself and it is a mouth full.<br /><br />The question is 'why should siamese crocodiles fight over the same food while eating if they share a single stomach?' It is only because each want to enjoy the sweetness of swallowing. Thus, in life we ask 'if we are all citizens of this earth why should we fight for resources and kill each other?' Is it for the pleasantness of telling the other that you are rich or what? <br /><br />On a smaller scale, the proverb sees no reason why we should quarrel over things which is for our common good.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-7484684925387747632011-02-08T07:24:14.507+00:002011-02-08T07:24:14.507+00:00@yeh, I don't know if you are a Twi speaker or...@yeh, I don't know if you are a Twi speaker or not. Since you are have not been following this blog for a long time I would help you out.lol. <br /><br />This proverbs are from "Bu Me Bε, Proverbs of the Akans" by Peggy Appiah, Kwame Anthony Appiah and Ivor Agyeman-Duah.<br /><br />I am not one to make things up and I cannot attach an audio clip to it. You want me to do that myself? lol. Time man, time! This book contains over 7000 proverbs. Since you have doubted me I would always state the source and the page number.<br /><br />Besides, I don't know where you had problems if you really speak Akan. 'Ky' is pronounced 'ch' and 'ɔ' is pronounced as in p'o't. 'Tw' has no comparison in English but could be 'chw'.<br /><br />Or is it the assonance that bothers you? You should know that Twi is a rich language.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-64910655519720426122011-02-07T23:54:12.227+00:002011-02-07T23:54:12.227+00:00This is definitely one that requires more explanat...This is definitely one that requires more explanation than some of the other recent ones you've shared. Very interesting!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102250492155489672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-91227441844693490472011-02-07T20:43:56.381+00:002011-02-07T20:43:56.381+00:00This is some deep stuff!! Where do you get these p...This is some deep stuff!! Where do you get these proverbs from... i couldn't read that stuff, so you could be making up stuff and we wouldn't know:-) jk! You should attach an audio clip to help with the pronunciation.yehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-44915920805482320632011-02-07T14:04:18.671+00:002011-02-07T14:04:18.671+00:00@Geosi, now you have heard it. Use it. Tell others...@Geosi, now you have heard it. Use it. Tell others. And spread the word.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-20802202554855809392011-02-07T12:16:40.224+00:002011-02-07T12:16:40.224+00:00True, very deep and never heard it before.True, very deep and never heard it before.Geosihttp://geosireads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-58602030115202685522011-02-07T08:34:44.387+00:002011-02-07T08:34:44.387+00:00@Marian, I know. lol@Marian, I know. lolImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-37444215780382745582011-02-07T08:18:08.014+00:002011-02-07T08:18:08.014+00:00I'm one of those who can't read this. It i...I'm one of those who can't read this. It is indeed deep. Thanks for sharing and especially for the explanation.Mariannoreply@blogger.com