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Twi is the common name of the Akan without Fante. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] 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. [ 4 ]
Akan (/ ə ˈ 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 .
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 ...
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.
[34] [35] The Asante language is the official language utilized for literacy in Asante, at the primary and elementary educational stage (Primary 1–3) K–12 (education) level, and studied at university as a bachelor's degree or master's degree program in Asante.
Older sources suggest origins from distant parts of Africa, such as the Nile Valley, however recent research supports an origin in modern day Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. Most local traditions (and early European sources) hold the original heartland of the Akan as " Accany " (also spelled "Akani", "Haccany", or "Arcania"), an area covering the ...
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]
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