woC kc?
Language: Akan (Twi)
English (Translation) : Are you going?
Akan (Twi) Dictionary
woC kc?
Language: Akan (Twi)
English (Translation) : Are you going?
woC hoC tEC sen?
Language: Akan (Twi)
English (Translation): How are you?
An Akan is automatically assigned a first name based on the Day of birth. The birth name based on the day of birth may be official or unofficial name of the individual. The given first name based on day of birth is as below:
U | da | barima | cbaa | English |
s | qaCsiada | qaCsi/qEsi | aCsi/Esi | Sunday |
p | ejoCada | qajo/kojo | ajoCa | Monday |
a | ebECnada | qabECna | abECna | Tuesday |
d | wukuada | qEku/qaCku | aCkua | Wednesday |
o | yawoCada | yaw/ekcw | yaa/yaba | Thursday |
C | Efiada | kofi | aCfua/Efua | Friday |
u | mECmECnECda | qamEC | ama | Saturday |
Adinkra | English |
fa bra | Bring |
ma | Give |
fa | Take |
Adinkra | English | French |
woC | You | Toi |
mEC | I | je |
enoC | It | il |
Adinkra | Latin | English |
bra | Bra | Come |
kc | Ko | Go |
fa | Fa | Take |
No | Adinkra | Akan | English |
1 | agya | Agya | Father |
2 | ena | Ena | Mother |
3 | ba | Ba | Son/Daughter |
4 | nua | Nua | Sibling |
5 | agyawa | Agyawa | Father’s sister |
6 | agyawaba | Agyawaba | Agyawa’s child |
7 | wcfa | Wofa | Mother’s brother |
8 | wcfaba | Wofaba | Wofa’s child |
9 | wcfasE | Wofase | Sister’s child |
Adinkra | English |
aCtifi | North |
anaafoCc | South |
aCpuEECe | East |
atcECe | West |
A month in Akan is called bosome (boCsoCmEC). Akan has two different calendars; A lunar calendar used in coastal regions and a solar calendar.
No | Solar Month | Lunar Month | English |
1 | cpepcn | sanda | January |
2 | cZECfoc | qaqar | February |
3 | cbenECm | ebcw | March |
4 | oforisuo | ebcbira | April |
5 | koCtoCnimma | Esuscw | May |
6 | ayewoChoCmumu | obiraWi | June |
7 | kitawoCnsa | ayewoChoC | July |
8 | csanaa | Wifuu | August |
9 | ebc | fanqa | September |
10 | aChinimEC | cbese | October |
11 | obubuo | cbECrefew | November |
12 | cpenimma | mumu | December |