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Free Akan Twi Dictionary & Translator Lesson One (updated)
Twi (pronounced ‘ch-wee’ ) specifically Ashanti Twi is a language spoken in Ghana by about 8 million people. Within Ghana, Twi is spoken in the Ashanti Region and in parts of the Eastern, Western, Central, Volta and Brong Ahafo Region. There are many divisions...
Free Akan Twi Dictionary & Translator Lesson Five
Fruits and Vegetables in Twi:
Orange – Akutu/Akutuo
Banana – Kwadu
Mango – Amango
Pawpaw – Bɔfre
Pineapple – Abrɔbɛ
Tomato – Ntoes
Pepper – Amako/Mako
Cocoyam – Mankani
Yam – Bayerɛ
Cassava – Bankye
Onion – Gyeyney
Okro – Nkruma
Egg plant/Aubergine
Garden Egg – Ntrowa/Nyaadowa
Nuts – Nkatiɛ
Colours in Twi Language:
Red – KɔKɔɔ
Black – Tumtum
White –...
Free Akan Twi Dictionary & Translator Lesson Three
They are all tonal language like the word ‘PAPA’, which means many things in different places in Ghana and even in other countries.
PAPA can mean any of the following’s in Ghana:
1. Father;
2. Something good;
3. An object that can be used to generate Air (...
Free Akan Twi Dictionary & Translator Lesson Two
Akan Abusua:
The Akan believe that man is made up of soul (okra), spirit (sunsum),
blood (mogya) and family (abusua). The blood which comes from the mother
determines the abusua or family group in Ashanti but from other Akan
group it is the opposite. Since most Akan`s are...
Free Akan Twi Dictionary & Translator Lesson Four
Twi Family & Culture Dictionary:
The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular Akan-Twi people in a society.
Misers – Pεpεe (a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible)
Oboכּba is normaly referred to Kwahu people who speak a dialect of Akan...
Free Online Ghanaian Twi Dictionary & Translator
Twi (pronounced 'ch-wee' ) specifically Ashanti Twi is a language spoken in Ghana by about 8 million people. It is one of the three dialects of the Akan language, the others being Akuapem Twi , Kwahu Twi, Fante Twi etc which in turn belongs...