Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Examples Of The Ghanaian terms "Chale" ("Charlie") & "Paa" In Discussion Threads Of A. Y. Poyoo YouTube Videos

Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest update: Feb. 7, 2022

This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series that focuses on the upcoming Ghanaian comic rapper whose stage name is "AY Payoo".

Part III provides examples of the Ghanaian Pidgin term "chale" ("charlie", "charlee" and other spelling) and the Twi term "paa" from various discussion threads of A. Y. Payoo YouTube videos.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/ghanaian-comic-rapper-y-payoo-and-his.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I presents information about AY Payoo and showcases two of his YouTube videos.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/examples-of-referent-payorians-term.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II provides examples from various discussion threads of AY Payoo videos of commenters use of the referent "Payorians", the term "washout", and the self-bragging statement that Payoo is "the face of Ghanaian rap".

The content of this post is presented for cultural and linguistic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to AY Payoo for is his creative performances and branding strategies. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to AY Payoo for publishing these videos on YouTube.

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DEFINITION OF THE GHANAIAN PIDGIN TERM "CHALE"
From https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Ghanaians-say-Charlie

[Numbers given for referencing purposes only.] 

1. 
Kwadwo Omari Boateng, studies at University of Ghana,
posted on May 4, 2020
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2. posted by Bright M Nontaa, studied at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Answered May 4, 2020

" I was born in Ghana and have strictly lived here for well over 25 years.
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DEFINITIONS OF THE GHANAIAN TERM "PAA"
Excerpt #1:
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVi3QrJFi2s.
Reading Your Comments With Mama A | TWINGLISH

Pancocojams Editor: On May 28, 2020 I posted a question in the discussion thread for this YouTube video (vlog) asking about the meaning of the word "paa".  Within one hour Zomgirene,  the Ghanaian vlogger for that YouTube channel reposted this reply to my question.  Thanks Zomgirine!


[Regarding the word "paa"] "It’s to add emphasis to whatever your saying. So “ekom di mi” is I’m hungry. “Ekom di mi paa” is Im REALLY hungry. Sometimes you might even see/hear “papaaapa” which is really heavy emphasis. I hope this helps and thank you for watching ❣️"
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I originally wrote that "paa" is a Twi term. Excerpt #2 implies that "paa" is from the Twi language, but Zongirine didn't indicate this. For that reason, I'm changing this heading to a more general attribution.

Ghanaians or anyone with this information, please share information about this term and confirm whether "paa" came from the Twi language. Thanks! 
 


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Excerpt #2
From https://www.papapaa.org/background.html "Pa Pa Paa -Background Briefing About Fair Trade And Cocoa
"Kuapa Kokoo- good cocoa farmers
The farmers featured on this website are members of the Kuapa Kokoo co-operative, an association of around 100,000 cocoa farmers in Ghana. Kuapa Kokoo was set up to develop fairer trading practices and represent the interests of cocoa farmers. Kuapa Kokoo means "good cocoa farmer in the Twi language. Their motto is 'Pa Pa Paa' which means 'the best of the best' in Twi.
..."Kuapa Kokoo - good cocoa farmers
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I added italics to highlight this sentence.

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EXAMPLES OF THE GHANAIAN TERMS "CHALE" ("CHARLIE") AND "PAA" IN DISCUSSION THREADS FOR VARIOUS AY PAYOO YOUTUBE VIDEOS
This is a very small compilation of comments that include the word "chale" ("charlie") & "paa') from discussion threads for three YouTube videos that the newly trending Ghanaian entertainer AY Payoo published on YouTube from May 17, 2020 to June 8,  2020.

These video sources are given as hyperlinks in no particular order except the first video which is that performer's most viral video to date.  The video's title, publisher, and publication date are given after the hyperlink .

Numbers are added for references purposes only.

I. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZzFj0NNqOY
AY Payoo - Toto Style (Viral Video)
Official AY Payoo, May 17, 2020

1. Ali Babs, May 2020
"Charley this foolishness must STOP!"

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2. Sky Emma, May 2020
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Chale bra Poyo, u no dey change ur boxer 😅😅


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3.  Jewel Kofi Emmanuel, May 2020
"
Poyoo I study u paa why u get only one Boxer shorts"

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4. ll Magician ll, June 2020
"On a real dis be vibe chale🔥"

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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOKxF-gOYV0
AY Poyoo - Gospel Video (Viral Video)
Official AY Payoo, May 24, 2020
1. Chorkor Youth Tv, May 2020
..."Comment President am here paaaa. CP"

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2. Dark_Trendz, June 2020
"Chaley,you are good musician but reduce the fooling small ðŸ˜ª,its too much ðŸ¥´"

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III
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_GMi6lCbCwAY Poyoo Ft Wanlov The Kubolor - Alcoholics (Audio Slide)
Offficial AY Poyoo, May 23, 2000

1. Frederick dove, May 2020
"Poyoo featured de right artiste...Dope track paaa ooo"

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2. Kuubetersob Addy Jackson, June 2020
"Talent paa"

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This concludes Part III of this three part pancocojams series on AY Payoo.

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