Village boy Impressions

“Tugurika tom-mu! Tugurika tom-mu!  Bai le kuli, bai kan kuli   Piema zik chaab ka dela”!   Ti koma jam pie wiisanga ayi ka dila   Ba le Babatu kpalinsinga dila po dila po   Ate ku teba nyin-biidi, ate ba chiib zaani anag de   Taa me jinla za tugurik ka choa pielim po   Da-bienga a kum fiin fiin, pieminga a feri kak! kak!   Ti mabisa ale ti kobisa alo jata jata a gilim ti,   Ba ziimu a chale tengka meena se benangsa la   Alege kperi san kperi, ti deem ze dachiaka jigiya   Abi ntaamu aweini ka ti tong wa le piema   Yaase ti che wa ale laasa.  Ka jinla le jin.  Have you read:  Village Boy Impressions - Topsy-turvy ?  (“See the armies file forth Some will return, many will not For here, iron meets iron”! Thus, our fathers sang with the flutes In their battles with Babatu long ago Drawing strength and courage to emerge  victorious. In our day we stand in another battlefield The bullets are hissing by, and a rrows are finding their mark. Our mother’s children and our fathe

If you like reading the dictionary, you'd love this aspect of our lesson, but I am sure that even those who don't would still find it useful. It is interesting to read the Buli words and look at the English equivalents. The words presented here are by no means exhaustive, they're only a small sample to whet your appetite. Some of the words are also quite stimulating to the imagination. As for the sound, it is so satisfying.  I am confident you would be entertained and sure that you can add to them and enlarge your Buli vocabulary way beyond what is presented here. Happy reading.  A reader has alerted me that I didn't indicate the vowels when I presented the Buli alphabet. So here they are:                                        a     e     i    o     u  Dr Franz Kröger, the renowned anthropologist and chronicler of all things Bulsa, who is apparently as excited about the Buli Language series as I am myself, sent me a very important document; a few rules of pronunciation

COVID-19 tuomu [1] ! COVID-19 tuomu!  COVID 19 tuomu ka to-biok paa  Bu lorima a gaam ngam-buloata meena kama.  Bu wei a pagra ka nna yegayega.  Tuomu de bo ka dunia meena  Bu bo Feliteng, abo nurisobsa teng,  Bu bo sagi, abo mwazuk  Bu bo yening, abo kori  Bu bo guuta, abo viak.  Bu ka bain-ya.  Tuomu de kan chali ngoota, kan chali tuulimoa.  Bu a yig felisa, a yig nurisobsa  Bu ze pagroa alege ka nuwoboa.  Bu a yig ngankpagsa, a yig bisa  Ale buloata meena, bu kan kisi. Bu be ako ka dila me Poom ka nipok nisom ale nidoa nisom Ale bai ale ngaam ta tueta ti chaab la Ni te ti ti mwasi chali along corona virusiwa Ale bu ka tiimoa, bu ka garipen ya Tuomu de ka jambaleetieng! COVID-19 tuomu a leeli ka nna A se wonkarik bulim la. A nye ti fu a chesim, a koasi, fi zuk kasim adom Fi nying ka atoling nna yegyega. Alege bu yig nurba gela me kama Ate dila diidii kan nye ba Ba nying a kan nye 'fiin' me la. Ate badek poom ze ayen ba ta tuomu Ate ba yaa ta nyee

Common Sense is Dead! Today we mourn the passing of an old friend and mother, Common Sense, who has been our teacher and caretaker for many years. For years we had heard of the deaths of her namesakes in Europe and North America but we did not realise that the end of our own beloved Common Sense was near. Like her namesakes who passed before her, no one knows for sure how old she was, since her birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. Affectionately known to many as Sound Thinking, Good Faith, Rational Thought,  and  Moral Fortitude,  she selflessly devoted herself to a life of service in homes, schools, hospitals and offices, helping folks get jobs done without fuss, fanfare, or drama. But alas! Never again will logic and good conscience grace our presence. She was a most loving mother, and will be remembered as having taught us such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain, The early bird gets the worm,  Life isn't always

Photo credit: liyouthsafetycoalition.org It is not uncommon to find derogatory expressions and remarks with the use of Tramadol on social media and other media of communication. The unfortunate trend must not be allowed to continue unabated. Tramadol is an FDA approved prescription drug for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. It is a mainstream drug in the country’s health system for the management of pain. For the drug to be associated with derogatory comments in everyday Ghanaian communication should be a cause of worry. Tramadol is a synthetic opioid drug and like other opioid drugs interferes with normal release of neurotransmitters, chemical mediators. This could lead to drug dependence and tolerance on continued repeated use. Drug dependence develops due to debilitating withdrawal symptoms and tolerance results when higher than normal doses are needed to elicit drug action. Affected individual thus need a continued and higher than normal doses of the drug for comf

Only this morning,  As the smiling sun  Emerged from behind the horizon,  Grinning as the bearer of glad tidings,  And all ready to run his race,  I awoke and stretched and yawned. As the light of this joyous sun  Gave life and healing to all creatures  And me,  I stood and with one more stretch,  Stepped to my locker  To prepare for the coming day. Grabbing my toothbrush, I rummaged for my paste. Then paused as I saw it in the corner. All empty, twisted and mangled  In a million angles and curves, it  lay,  But nay one more squeeze I must Before it is done with. That I did give it with much effort too! After a hurried scrubbing of the gums, I emerged ready to breakfast. But only one bag of the beloved Lipton, Lay alone and solitary in the packet. That I placed in my mug. The milk too was only a spoonful. But the sugar, yes the sugar, Alas! the sugar ran out! I did shook and scratched And at last washed the jar To sweeten my tea.