Unit 4.1: More greetings

Akan Teleteaching Course

. Meeting someone	At work 1	At work 2 (very common)	At a function or incidentally
Greeting to one or several addressees	Adwuma oo!	Ayekoo!	Yahya.
.	(lit.) "Work, oh!"	"Well done!"	(lit.) "We've met."
Response	Adwuma y.	Ya ye.	Yaa sn*
.	(lit.) "Work is good."	[Response]	[Response]

*In (1.4) you'll find alternative responses to 'sn' which may also be used after 'Yahya'

Meeting someone	At meals	Meaning
Greeting to one person	Kuta mu !	lit. "Hold [it] inside"!
Response	Mekura mu! / Me nsa ak.	lit. "I hold it"! / "My hand has touched."
Greeting to several persons	Monkuta mu !	lit. "You should hold it"!
Response	Ykura mu! / Yn nsa ak!	lit. "We hold it"! / "Our hand has touched"

A Ghanaian (or an African in general) will share even the smallest amount of food with a guest, so he will invite you to join him:

Invitation to share a meal	Variant 1	Variant 2
to 1 person	Woato me.	Me nsa ak bi.
to 1 person	Join me. (lit. "You have met me.")	Join me. (lit. "My hand has touched something.")
Accepts invitation	Yoo, meda ase.	Yoo, meda ase.
Accepts invitation	Okay, thank you.	Okay, thank you.
Turns invitation down	Yoo, meda ase. Me nsa wm.	Yoo, meda ase. Me nsa wm.
Turns invitation down	No, thank you. I have already eaten. (lit. "My hand is in it.")	No, thank you. I have already eaten. (lit. "My hand is in it.")