Mampruli

Questions asked in my Canadian accent were repeated by Grace in Twi, a language widely spoken in the south, then translated by Hassan into Mampruli, a northern dialect spoken by a few thousand people living in the relatively sparsely populated region.

Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

He was timid, his ear-pleasing melody of Mampruli vowels barely intelligible above the din.

Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

Questions asked in my Canadian accent were repeated by Grace in Twi, a language widely spoken in the south, then translated by Hassan into Mampruli, a northern dialect spoken by a few thousand people living in the relatively sparsely populated region.

Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

Other than polite greetings I spoke no Mampruli or Dagbani and was completely at the mercy of my translators.

Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

He was timid, his ear-pleasing melody of Mampruli vowels barely intelligible above the din.

Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

Other than polite greetings I spoke no Mampruli or Dagbani and was completely at the mercy of my translators.

Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

He was timid, his ear-pleasing melody of Mampruli vowels barely intelligible above the din.

Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

Questions asked in my Canadian accent were repeated by Grace in Twi, a language widely spoken in the south, then translated by Hassan into Mampruli, a northern dialect spoken by a few thousand people living in the relatively sparsely populated region.

Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

In a polygamous culture where women are seen as servants, coaxing stories out of the accused women often meant interpreting riddles delivered in Mampruli or Dagbani, obscure dialects spoken only in the northern region.

Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

In a polygamous culture where women are seen as servants, coaxing stories out of the accused women often meant interpreting riddles delivered in Mampruli or Dagbani, obscure dialects spoken only in the northern region.

Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010