One caring for a field won’t fear rain: fear rain and eat what?
David’s Sling
The type of sling David used in ancient times to slay Goliath can still be found today in northern Ghana. Watch a video clip of one in action and hear KJ’s animated recounting of how David killed the giant.
Zuu lu kpakpuri zugu n-kyɛ n-kyɛ n-gyɛ.
The vulture lands on the tortoise, pecks and pecks and gives up.
2018 Fire Festival Photos & Video
This year’s Fire Festival in Nalerigu was a fun one. After the NaYiri kick started the festivities by throwing the throngs of youth got crazy. I took photos of the torch toss so the video below only shows the NaYiri’s arrival and then the rush of people (and police) after the flames. NaYiri throwing fire: […]
Saanditigu kunni la yuŋŋu.
The guest who waits to eat goes home in the night.
Gbariga yɛli, ni, ba wukkim u ka u nya la bunni din kyɛnni sa, ka pa bunni din wa na.
The cripple says, they should lift him up to see something which is headed away from him but not something which is coming towards him. – Mamprusi Proverb
A Jingle from Ghana’s Famine of ’77
An old Mampruli jingle is a reminder of the famine that plagued northern Ghana in the late 70s and the corruption that exacerbated its horrific effects.
Animal Names in Mampruli Medical Terminology
Goat, Bird, Turtle, Bats, Centipedes – What do they all have in common? Each is the name of sickness in Mampruli. Learn about the fascinating etymology of these medical terms in the language of the Mamprusi of northern Ghana.
Poaa kuuri u daana ka wa la ya?
If the hernia kills its host, where will it go? – Mamprusi Proverb