Oborɔnyi is the Akan (or more specifically, the ( Fante ) word for foreigner, literally meaning "an untrustworthy person or a trickster"1 It is often colloquially translated into "white person."2
West Africa does not have an equivalent of the ubiquitous "mzungu", used throughout Eastern and Southern Africa, and even within Ghana, "oborɔnyi" predominates because it is common to the predominant local languages, those of Akan family, primarily Fante, Akuapem Twi and Asante twi. Other Akan languages employ variants on "oborɔnyi" are :"Broni" Used by the Ashantis and akuapems.
West Africa does not have an equivalent of the ubiquitous "mzungu", used throughout Eastern and Southern Africa, and even within Ghana, "oborɔnyi" predominates because it is common to the predominant local languages, those of Akan family, primarily Fante, Akuapem Twi and Asante twi. Other Akan languages employ variants on "oborɔnyi" are :"Broni" Used by the Ashantis and akuapems.
by Kwekash October 28, 2020
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