Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Ghanian is a language of economy.

An item on the program for a chamber music concert that I recently attended was a piece based on folk tales of Ghana. From the program notes to the piece, I learn that
Kola Per Bir, jo kol' no op
translates to
The cat fell asleep under a tree; his enemy the mouse saw his opportunity and bit the cat's testicle, whereupon the cat promptly died.

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