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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 ]
Christaller published his scientific grammar of the Twi language in 1875. [2] [3] The Dictionary of the "Asante and the Fante Language—called Twi" (two volumes) was published in 1881 which by all accounts was the masterpiece of his literary career. [2] [3] This dictionary was a lexicon of Akan socio-cultural and religious customs.
Akuapem's orthography was first developed by missionaries at the Gold Coast Basel Mission in 1842, [8] but its written history begins in 1853 with the publication of two grammars, the German Elemente des Akwapim Dialects der Odshi Sprache and the English Grammatical Outline and Vocabulary of the Oji Language with especial reference to the Akwapim Dialect, both written by Hans Nicolai Riis ...
His music is a blend of Ghanaian highlife, Congolese soukous, Caribbean lovers rock, and African American soul and R&B. [9] He is the first Ghanaian Artist to be Nominated for BET Awards He sings in Ghana's dominant language, Twi. [10] In June 2018, the Ghanaian record producer cum Musician started a tour of the US. [11]
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.
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