Twi ([tɕᶣi]) 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] Twi generally subsumes the following Akan dialects: Ahafo, Akuapem, Akyem, Asante, Asen, Bono, Dankyira and Kwawu, which have about 4.4 million speakers in southern and central Ghana.[5][6][7]
Etymology
The name "Twi" is derived from the name of a Bono king, Nana Baffuor Twi.[8][9]
References
- ^ Akan(Twi)
- ^ Akan(Twi-Fante). "Resource for self instructional learners of less commonly taught language". UW Press Journal.
- ^ "The languages of the Akan people". p. 11.
- ^ Dolphyne, Florence Abena (1986) The languages of the Akan peoples. Research review. Vol. 2 No. 1, Pages 1-22[1] University of Ghana.
- ^ Akan at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- ^ African 671, University of Wisconsin-Madison Students in. "About Akan (Twi)". UW Press Journals.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Boaheng, Isaac (2021). "An Akan (Bono-Twi) Mother-Tongue Commentary on the Second Letter of John". Journal of Mother Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology.
- ^ The Akan of Ghana: Their Ancient Beliefs. Faber & Faber. 1958.
- ^ Anane Agyei, Nana Agyei-Kodie (2012). Ghana's Brong-Ahafo Region: story of an African society in the heart of the world. Abibrem Communications. p. 7.
External links
- Akan at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019)
- Language resources at LangMedia (Five College Center for World Languages)
- Akan basic course
- Bibliography of structural properties of the Twi language at WALS Online (The World Atlas of Language Structures)
- Akuapem Twi to English Parallel Text Dataset
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