“Obroni! Obroni!” They yell as we approach. Two small children sit close to their mother as she hangs towels by a tree. They wave with excitement.
“Obroni!” the little boy announces as we pass the small grill and tables set up outside. He stops and watches us carefully until we wave to acknowledge his presence.
“Obroni!” shouts the group of young girls playing in front of the wooden lottery stand.
Kojo waves each time. He thinks obroni means hello. He said it to me himself for the first time today when he found me in the kitchen.
Obroni means white person.
VOVOME 
What a great story! And the way you told it is masterful!
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We continue to experience your environment through your writing.
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Oh my god this is adorable and hilarious. I can totally see it. 🙂
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This is another wonderful post with a child-like approximation of language. Very well written.
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The way you told this story put me in Kojo’s shoes: I become a child trying to figure out what words mean from their context. I love how the piece unfolded until you revealed the meaning. I wonder when Kojo will figure it out in full?
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Kojo found a new word for “hello”.I loved how the story was paced.
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