Nobody spoke well of the Fanti as imperial subjects: and that included Fantis themselves. While the British lamented that ‘those damned Fantis’ were ungovernable, the Fantis unashamedly boasted of their recalcitrance, their rudeness, their contempt for the imperial set-up, and for the whiteman. Their language was crammed with proverbs and other sayings attesting to this.
Kohwinyi na ose ne dasefo wo Aborokyir
“It is a liar who claims his only witness is in Europe”.
Quote from Ama Ata Aidoo’s short story, Male-ing Names in the Sun, as she explains the Fantis and their defiance towards their colonial masters.
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