Talk:Bolgatanga
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[edit] Gurunne people
Sometimes, when I come up here - on Wikipedia looking for some information, I trust that I will surely get the most. However, when I came up this time to search about my acestoral home - Bolgatanga, I noticed some erorrs which I would like to correct. Even before others are also misled by it. Bolgatanga is my home. And even though I was born and bred in Damongo, my heart lives for my home. As such, learning about my ancestors and how they lived was as vital as the rising sun is to ancient Africans. Bolgatanga is home to the Gurunne people. But, when the early Europeans arrived in Bolga in those days, my ancestors warmly welcomed them. And as the tradition was, all who were not available at the time a stranger(s) visited, would have to get to know the stranger(s) and also welcome them too. As my ancestors greeted the Europeans in the words " Ya Farafara. " which means welcome. These Europeans, who could not understand nor speak Gurunne - the native language, decided to name the Gurunne people by the word - "Frafra" thus the European version of "Farafara" which was only a welcome. So, to say that Bolgatanga is home of the Frafra people is like saying Britain is home of the "Welcome" people.
By: Francis Aka-Ebila Aka-Eri
- In respose to Francis Aka-Ebila Aka-Eri
- I have expanded this page, and included several pictures. At the same time, I included some of the information you stated above. I hope that I have remedied the errors you observed (and did not insert any new errors). Cheers--DO11.10 22:54, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
