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As an educator I recommend that multilingual parents speak their native language(s) with their children from infancy regardless of which country they are… Children can speak several languages including English etc in their environments. I tried very hard to encourage some family members in the USA and Britain but they didn’t follow through. The children are now grown and unable to learn their parents’ language.

Some speak ga twi ewe of Ghana 🇬🇭 that all I hear. Antiguans don't know about African languages in slavery like I sayed before about Caribbean?

It like slaves in West indies we don't know our African languages it was banned. But there parents can't teach them just like east Asian learn there languages?

This is beautiful Well made documentary Kudos 👌🏿

Beautiful vid 😍

Very interesting. I made this point in my video also.

Ghana Africa is the best no stress better than rest 🇬🇭

Learning your indigenous language or languages is truly brilliant. But will Ghanaian people stop worshipping a white Jesus, and go back to worshipping there Ancient God's.

That's the spirit! Be proud of your name, where you came from and your name❤️ then the only person(s) going to feel embarrassed about one's name is the the person or people displaying bafoonery behaviour.

Shocking! It's more racism that people are pushed to hide their language and cultures, yet foreigners are making better use of learning our languages. Why do we think hat is?

That was the plan all along! We would lose our way to the promise land because we failed to communicate to our brothers and sisters in the mother tongue. Yet the most popular language is not English. Perhaps it's time to start learning the different languages from the mother land of all nation - Mama Africa!

2 describe oneself as british is a bad start! Otherwise we hate ourselves & that's 2B getting on with🤦🏾‍♀️

500 TH-cam Channel subscribers today!🤗🎉🎊I would like to say a massive thank you to every one who has subscribed to this channel. Thank you for all of your support and for watching! I acknowledge all comments (positive and negative) and appreciate that you have taken the time to watch the film. The aim is to inspire 2nd/3rd Generation Ghanaians to proudly learn, speak, write, share and preserve their parent's languages. Many have started learning a Ghanaian language or have started language learning groups of their own. Many have overcome fears associated with the lack of fluency in a particular language or dialect and many have been brought closer to their elders in Ghana and beyond. Many non-Ghanaians have been inspired to learn Ghanaian languages or to reconnect with their own parent's languages and culture. There have been many positive outcomes as a result of people watching this documentary so please continue to share with others who may be interested! Thank you all again. Kindest Regards, Pamela S (Writer/Director/Editor) #500subs #BritishGhanaians #Documentary #Languages #Dialects #CulturalHeritage #Learning #History

Great AKAN (Ashanti) Empire people will always teach their children Twi. No matter what..

Sadly, many Ghanaians living in Ghana and who speak Ghanaian languages are raising their kids with English. The few who speak Ghanaian languages with their kids seem like 'misfits' in this whole quandary.

the parents is always the ones who by trying to socalled fit in fit for nothing today we hate ourselves and our ancestors ways because of this folly the african presidents still trying to fit in in a sociaty that will never let them. its a sad story i hope we the younger ones change this soon

I cam help you speak it.

This documentary was poor

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What is Fante Twi.. no such thing.

There is no such thing as Fante Twi, it's not a Twi, it's an Akan

Ayekoo menua.

Where is the whole documentary ??

Whether someone speaks an African language or not is not the question here : In my opinion. Why do I need to speak an african language when I cannot even get a job in that nation? Character is the issue here. Is there anything to be proud of about Ghana? In fact learning to speak English articulately is key!!! The direct children of colonised parents, are at least honest and stick to their word so there are some positives to be had , though I cannot gloss over the atrocities that were committed then. Whatever works best for anyone in any situation is what they should do. Ghanaians should build a nation and an inheritance we can be proud of, then children can emigrate then and use the language .Lets get the English phonetics right for starters. IT is NOT essential for children of Ghanaian parents to teach their children twi/Fante. Whatever works best in any situation is what we should do. Again, lets build something we can be proud of.

I am 1/2 Ghanaian and 1/2 Motswana (from Botswana) and grw up in Botswana. My dad said there is zero point in learning Ghanaian languages. So I think its a Ghanaian thing.

Black Americans speak a very distinct dialect of English whose grammar rules are rooted in the cultures that make up our ethnicity. Our language binds us to one another. Does British Ghanaian dialectical English bind you as a community? Have you developed a dialect of English that reflects your African-ness? Without seeing you, just hearing you speak could I tell you apart from an Indian or Pakistani 2nd /3rd generation living in England? I heard many say they spoke fragments or broken bits of their parents indigenous languages, but I'd proffer that as multi ethnic Ghanaians you may be creating a whole new dialect of those languages. After all English French Spanish they're all amalgamations of ancient languages.

This is so helpful, many thanks ❤️💛💚

Even people born in ghana are not thought the twi. This is sad

My advice to any British born Ghanaians when learning these languages, if you get laughed, don't be discouraged, you will make mistakes, be determined to keep learning until you become fluent. Medaase paa.

wow i think this problem is mainly in the UK and US and any other english speaking countries because many ghanaians parents speak english since its the official languge in Ghana, they tend to speak english with their kids . Whilst other countries like Germany or Italy the ghanaians parents arent fluent in the european language and prefer to communicate in Twi with their children. Hence other european kids of ghanaian descent are fluent in twi. I live in Germany and it is what i have noticed.

Please don’t loose your culture.

i am a dagger speaking ghanaian living in london and find it very important that all ghanaians in london learn to speak their local dialect.

How do we get permission to broadcast this on our online radio please? Very highly educative program. God bless you.

Great piece of documentary.

This is an awesome documentary and an eye 👁 opener for me. I am a Krobo and my wife a Fanti. I speak Twi and English with my wife at home. We wanted to teach our children Twi because most people speak it. However, sometimes I feel like why not my language. I know a few people will relate with my problem. My solution is, If you can teach them both languages then that is fine...or teach them Twi which is common to all Ghanaians. Ghana 🇬🇭 and pan African forever ✌🏽👊🏽

it is sad but thank god my kids speak twi before coming to uk and they still do.shame to ghanaian parents in uk

This is incredible work. This isn't just a phenomenon among British Ghanaians but Ghanaians in America as well. Have you considered coming across the pond and doing a documentary on us here?? I think there may be fewer Ghanaians in America than Britain but still a sizeable community somewhere just a little under 500,000

G: GOD NOT GHANA H: HAS A: APPOINTED N: NKRUMAH FOR A: AFRICA AKAN LANGUAGES ARE ( FANTSE (Takoradi, Capecoast, Gomoa, Agona) AND TWI (ASANTI, AKWAPEM, AKYIM )) its not fante twi, they are different, similar but different

My, how things have evolved since this documentary was filmed. In America, at least in the Washington, D.C., area, many students are enrolled in dual language immersion programs (English/Spanish), many starting in PK3. Getting a spot in those programs, which are mostly public, is not easy because demand is so high. A lottery system is used to determine who gets in.

Great documentary from the view of a third generation British born Jamaican. There are many parallels that can be drawn culturally regarding identity, our journey's here to Britain and fitting in. I will always remember hearing my nan speak on the phone sometimes with such strained posh British accent we call it 'speaky spokey', it always caught my ear. I would think nan you don't speak like that, but when you're aimimg to fit in, make sure you are heard and respected you try to conform. The Chinese used to be called the Poor men of Asia because they were so beat up after years of communism now they are not only dominating in trade, many people are picking up their language where they bring this trade. Identity is important. When I learned origin of our Anansi stories, I saw the story of the maroons, some of which speak a Twi like language they call koromant, I seen them blowing abeng, I seen we both have dukunu and things like that . it was a done deal. We Jamaicans are a mix of igbo Cameroon, Asante Sierra Leone just to name a few but that Ghana link is stronger that I thought. So I know pick up Twi where I can.

Hi I'm interested in helping to teach twi How do I get in contact with the facilitator (the twi teacher) Thanks.

Ghana means warrior king

We need to share this documentary! How has this not got millions of views

This is a warning to all Brits who have African parents. This is not unique to Ghanaians alone. If your mother is not Ghanaian and you live abroad the chance of losing the language is higher. It's only Black people that agonise over this. The various Asian nationalities and Europeans have no issue speaking their mother tongue at home. I put it down to "cultural timidity".

British Ghanaians, what a joke title.

6:07 Yo! There is nothing called "Fante Twi" in the Akan languages. Fante is simply Fanti. Or one can say Fanti - Akan

Lovely documentary. I teach my children Ga and twi in the US but sometimes I feel it will confuse them so I draw bag but this has shown me to continue because they will not get confused when they are older. Thx guys. I love Ghana 🇬🇭

Thank you so much for this wonderful work.

She said... She really loves her country and that's where she come from lol??? We are really lost indeed reality reality reality

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