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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 ...
Akan, Ga Language(an Akan loanword, Ga has many Akan loanwords and were at one point conquered by the much more powerful and numerous Akwamu-Akan) Adópé (Dwarf in Ga language, but borrowed from Twi like many Ga customs. In Akan culture, ghosts take the form of dwarves[Mmotia] and apes[akeetia] [note the -tia as a Twi suffix.)
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; Akkala Sámi – äh'k'el'säm'la Formerly spoken in: Russia
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 .
The number of government-sponsored languages is either eleven or nine, depending on whether or not Akuapem Twi, Asante Twi, and Fante are considered a single language. [3] They are supported by the Bureau of Ghana Languages , which was established in 1951 and publishes materials in the languages; during the periods when Ghanaian languages were ...
Those relocating to Ghana and wanting to learn a local language are in luck. Relocating To Ghana? This Is The Ghanaian Language School Teaching Black Expats Twi
The Asante people speak Asante Twi, which is the official language of the Ashanti Region and the main language spoken in Asante and by the Asante people. [34] ...