Sociolinguistics Account of the Dimensions of Naa Tia Sulemana’s Poem M Ba Yɛligu

The focus of this current study is to provide a sociolinguistics analysis of a poem entitled m ba yɛligu ‘my father’s advice’ written by Naa Tia Sulemana. My analysis focuses on the language use in the poem (diction), the structure of the poem. The lesson of the poem is also discussed in the work. I claim that the advice that is given in the poem is one that is relevant for the social upbringing of children among the Dagbamba. This is attributable to the fact that the notion of telling lies is frowned upon in the social structures of the Dagbamba. The paper is important because it addresses an important poem in the context of the Dagbamba, particularly that literature has not been investigated in the study of Dagbani language.