Akan or Asante Tongue Twisters

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Original:

Kwaa Paa ko pam kohunu mampam. Gyae pam ko pam mampam. Mampam foro pam na ampa?

English:

Kwaa Paa goes to clear the bush, sees a pangolin (anteater) and stops to chase the pangolin. The pangolin climbs a tree. Is it true?

Original:

Aben beba bedi a, bedi aben beba

English:

The aben fruit is very small, very small is the aben fruit

Original:

Sesane sesana sesane sesana

English:

Sesane and sesana are the same

Original:

Mmaa mmua mmuammaa

English:

The mother's brother's sister's mother

Original:

Anka wofa wofa w'anka

English:

The chief's son's son's chief

Original:

Agya ato so ntumi nnya no

English:

The chief's messenger goes to fetch the water