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Twi is the common name of the Akan literary dialects of Asante and Akuapem. [1] Effectively, it is a synonym for 'Akan' that is not used by the Fante people . It is not a linguistic grouping, as Akuapem Twi is more closely related to Fante dialect than it is to Asante Twi. [ 2 ]
Asante, also known as Ashanti, Ashante, or Asante Twi, is one of the principal dialects of the Akan language. It is one of the three literary dialects of Akan, the others being Akuapem and Fante . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] There are over 3.8 million speakers of the Asante dialect, mainly concentrated in Ghana and southeastern Cote D'Ivoire , [ 2 ] and ...
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Akan (/ Ι Λ k æ n / [2]) is the largest language of Ghana, and the principal native language of the Akan people, spoken over much of the southern half of Ghana. [3] About 80% of Ghana's population speak Akan as a first or second language, [ 3 ] and about 44% of Ghanaians are native speakers .
Bono, also known as Abron, Brong, and Bono Twi, is a dialect within the Akan language continuum that is spoken by the Bono people. [2] [3] Bono is spoken by approximately 1.2 million people in Ghana, primarily in the Bono Region, Bono East Region, and by over 300,000 in eastern Côte d'Ivoire.
Twi is spoken by over nine million Asante people as their native language. [1] [2] [3] The Asante people developed the Ashanti Empire, along the Lake Volta and Gulf of Guinea. [4] The empire was founded in 1670, and the capital Kumase was founded in 1680 by Asantehene Osei Kofi Tutu I on the advice of Okomfo Anokye, his premier. [4]
Akan – Akan, Fante, Twi Official language in: Ghanaian/Ivoirian ethnic region of Akanland; Akkadian † – akkadû or ππ πΊπ Formerly an Official language in: Akkad or central Mesopotamia which is modern-day Iraq; Later it became a lingua franca in the Middle East and Egypt; Aklanon – Akeanon, Binisaya nga Akeanon or Inakeanon