Food and the market in Ga

• Asooyi A pair of scissors

  Asooyi (sakisi) — A pair of scissors

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• Akpaanɔ Biscuit Ask about it →
• Akpaanɔɔ Biscuit Ask about it →
• Butru Butter

  Ofainɛ, ha mi butru fioo — Give me some butter, please

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• Atéá Cashew Ask about it →
• Duade Cassava Ask about it →
• Sidi Cedi (currency)

  Sidi kome — One cedi

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• Keesuu Cheese Ask about it →
• Akokooshi Coconut

  Wɔskul lɛ yɛ akokooshi ŋmɔ — Our school has a coconut plantation

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• Amaŋkani Cocoyam Ask about it →
• Abele Corn

  Nɛgbɛ mana abele yɛ mahe? — Where can I buy corn?

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• Tsɔnesaalɔi Fitters Also: Mechanics

  Tsɔnesaalɔi komɛi yɛ biɛgbɛ lo? — Are there some fitters here?

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• Nii Food Also: Meal (homograph of nii, honorific, and nii, things)

  Ohe yɛ nii — You are lucky

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• Aduawa Fruit (singular)

  Aduawa nɛɛ tsuɔ / Aduawa nɛɛ he etsuru — The fruit is red

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• Aduawai Fruits

  Ahɔɔ aduawai yɛ Makɔla — Fruits are sold at Makola

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• Kakaotsofa Ginger Ask about it →
• Ŋkatiɛ Groundnut

  Enyiɛ ahɔɔ ŋkatiɛ sigareti tsɛnsi kome? — How much is a cigarette tinful of groundnuts?

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• Goa Guava Ask about it →
• Enyiɛ How much Also: How many

  Enyiɛ atswa? — What is the time?

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• Enyiɛ ahɔɔ enɛ How much does this cost? Also: How much is this?

  Enyiɛ ahɔɔ enɛ? — How much is this?

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• Miiye nii I am eating Ask about it →
• Mibɛ shika I do not have money Ask about it →
• Nibii komɛi ahe miihia mi I need a few things Ask about it →
• Miitao noko maye I want something to eat Ask about it →
• Otim Kenkey

  Otim / Kɔmi — Kenkey

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• Kɔmi Kenkey

  Otim / Kɔmi — Kenkey

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• Hani wɔyeni Let's eat Also: Let us eat Ask about it →
• Maŋo Mango Ask about it →
• Too loo Mutton Ask about it →
• Atseee nɔ No reduction Ask about it →
• Eŋmɔmi Okro Ask about it →
• Eŋmɔrni Okro Ask about it →
• Sabolai Onion Ask about it →
• Ekpaa pɛ Only six Ask about it →
• Akutu Orange Ask about it →
• Fɔlɔnɔɔ Oven Ask about it →
• Mutsuru Palm oil Ask about it →
• Ŋme Palmnut Also: Palm fruit

  Misumɔɔ ŋme wonu — I do not like palm soup

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• Akpakpa Papaya Also: Pawpaw (homograph of ekpakpa-related forms) Ask about it →
• Nkatia Peanut Also: Groundnut Ask about it →
• Pɛya Pear Ask about it →
• Shitɔ Pepper Ask about it →
• Blɔfɔŋme Pineapple Ask about it →
• Amadaa Plantain

  Miitao amadaa shao kome mahe — I want to buy a bunch of plantain

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• Tatale Plantain cake Ask about it →
• Kplotoo loo Pork Ask about it →
• Kukwɛi Pot

  Kukwɛi / Gbɛ — Pot

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• Atomo Potato Ask about it →
• Aheɔ Price Also: Fare

  Enyiɛ ji bɔ ni aheɔ? — What is the fare?

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• Omɔ Rice

  Ha mi omɔ̃ kotoku kome — Give me a bag of rice

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• Ŋoo Salt

  Ofainɛ, ŋɔɔ ofa mi — Please, forgive me

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• Nikpɛlɔ Seamstress Also: Tailor

  Miŋa lɛ nikpɛlɔ ni — My wife is a seamstress

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• Aspaaterenaa kpãa Shoe-lace Ask about it →
• Shɛ Sugar-cane

  Ofainɛ, shɛ tsu mli — Come in, please

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• Ataŋme Tigernut Ask about it →
• Mahe To buy

  Miitao mahe fai — I want to buy a hat

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• niyeli To eat Ask about it →
• Ye To eat

  Ohe yɛ nii — You are lucky

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• Ameo Tomato Ask about it →
• Afaseo Water-yam Ask about it →
• Waatɛrɛ Watermelon Ask about it →
• Nitsumɔ Work Also: Job

  Mɛni nitsumɔ? — What kind of work?

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• Nitsulɔi Workers

  Nitsulɔi lɛ kɛ amɛdadei eshwie shi — The workers have gone on strike

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Sources: Bureau of Ghana Languages — Language Guide (Ga Version), 1986; Bureau of Ghana Languages — Language Guide (Ga Version), 1999; Wikivoyage Ga phrasebook — fruits (Aduawai); Language Guide 1986 — "Sidi kome" (one cedi); Language Guide — "Are there some fitters here?" = tsɔnesaalɔi (tsɔne-saa-lɔi, lorry-fixers); Deduced from contributions — "wɔ ye nii" (we eat food), "Ekɛ faka ye nii" (ate with a fork). Every entry is checked before it's published.