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29th March 2025 11:28:36 AM
1 min readBy: Amanda Cartey
Many Ghanaians have used certain words and phrases for years without realizing they were actually mispronunciations or corrupted versions of the correct terms.
For example, did you know that "traffigator" is actually supposed to be "traffic indicator," or that "camboo" is short for "camp boot?"
A video shared on Facebook by Afia Adutwumwaa, originally from a TikTok page (@afauslovelyschool), features young schoolchildren—guided by their teacher—correcting some of these commonly mispronounced words.
In the video, the children clarify the proper way to say phrases like "cheer the boy" instead of "chooboi" and "one homologous line" instead of "one logologo line."
Another similar TikTok video also shows schoolchildren helping to educate Ghanaians on other frequently misused terms.
Below are the few of them:
One logologo line – One homologous line
Kalabule – Clever bully
Six meludo – Six may lead you
Dansinkran – Dancing crown
Chooboi – Cheer the boy
Gangalia – Gang leader
Camboo – Camp boot
Tankass – Town Council
Oseeyee! – All say yeah
Sagrenti War – Sir Garnet Wolseley War
Travigator – Traffic Indicator
Galamsey – Gather them and sell
Azos pipe – Exhaust pipe
Aniomarks – On your marks
Walentin boot – Wellington boot
Bofrot – Buff loaf
Did you learn something new?
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