This is a topic that I find many practioners of Afrikan traditions tend to avoid. Unfortunately there are a great number of initiated priests who will say that the language doesn't matter. I always found it odd that those same priests would never pour libation to the deities in this bastard dialect English but would then say the deities understand all languages. :-?

With that being said my spirit showed me that I would indeed need to learn at least one Afrikan language to be able to communicate properly with the deities. If I am at an akom and I have no clue about Twi how will I properly receive the messages I need to hear from the Abosom. I would then be dependent on a third party to translate.

I feel that if we are committed to learning about the deities and how to properly worship them then language is key for communication.