"Mallam Sile" is a short story written by Mohammed Naseehu Ali.
The words and phrases that evoke a sense of liveliness of Mallan's tea shop are the following:
He drew in a deep breath, and began to pray in his heart. He smiled and thanked Allah-Raheemu, the Merciful one, for curing the streetfolk of the prejudice they had nursed against him for so long.
"During the shop’s peak hours – from eight in the evening till around midnight – one could hardly hear oneself talk because of the boisterous chatters that went on."
What is revealed about the importance of speech in the Ghanaian culture from this description of the setting is that in Ghana, everything is speech and sound; communication is a noisy mix of different sounds.
