Hey,
I know that there are significant populations of Yoruba in Ghana. However, I was wondering if in areas near the major cities like Accra would I be able to connect with Ghanaians more if I spoke Twi or Yoruba? Just curious as to which is more dominant in major cities.
I'm thinking of going to graduate school in Ghana, so I was wondering if you know of any younger Kmtyw-Americans repatriating to Ghana as well?
I'm a young college student who wants to get my degree and get a job in Ghana to start the repatriation process. I hope to get a job first in education teaching English or doing administration in schools....or working with non-profits. I graduate the spring 2014, so if anyone know of anything please feel free to send me a private message or message me on here. I'd be happy to add you on Facebook as well as I'm serious about repatriation after graduation.
Mekyea wo! Mo kí ọ!
Unfortunately, Yorùbá won't take you very far in Ghana. There are Yorùbá speakers here. I'm tight with one family who's been here for almost 150 years or so. However, outside of neighborhoods like Nima and New Town in Accra you won't be communicating with very many people. Twi on the other hand is a national language (though the official language is english). By last account 44% use it as a native language and many more use it as a secondary language. So, in short, Twi is order of the day for Ghana. From there you can transition to other Ghanaian languages like Ga, Ewe, Dagbani n.a.
Yes, there are several younger folks I know who are here. A lot come through the capoeira class at Abibifahodie Capoeira: The reKmtywization + Dewhitenization of Capoeira begins HERE! (http://www.abibifahodie.org) so it becomes somewhat of a networking spot.
There are plenty of opportunities here and the education route is the one I took to solidify myself here. I hooked one of my Twi students up with an NGO job as a good friend of the family heads up a major one. No facebook if you ever want me to respond. :hello: Let's chat here.