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| Dumsor by nanakgh(m): 2:29pm On May 29, 2016 |
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| Re: Dumsor by janvier27(m): 3:47pm On May 29, 2016 |
I think dumsor has to do with electricity rationing. If I may ask, what is the origin or story behind that word 'dumsor'? I hear it a lot. Is it a Ghanian word that means something? I don't want to believe that Ghanian situation is as bad as what we've always had in Nigeria. Two years ago, I could go 3weeks and even more without a blink at Interbeton Estate in Cape Coast. In Nigeria, we've all learnt to make our own provisions, which is not quite so in Ghana. |
| Re: Dumsor by nanakgh(m): 2:47am On May 30, 2016 |
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| Re: Dumsor by nanakgh(m): 2:49am On May 30, 2016 |
The term is a combination of two words. 'Dum-sor' literally means 'off' (dum) and 'on'(sor) in Ghana's Akan language, and it was coined as a result the frequency with the lights came and went(they often stayed briefly, i must say) at the height of the power crises. Hope this helps. 1 Like |
| Re: Dumsor by eniola1010(m): 2:17pm On Mar 19, 2020 |
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