Tag: Akan (Twi)
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Day Names in Akan (Twi)
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…
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Bring give take
Adinkra English fa bra Bring ma Give fa Take
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You I it
Adinkra English French woC You Toi mEC I je enoC It il
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Come Go Take
Adinkra Latin English bra Bra Come kc Ko Go fa Fa Take
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Advance Tongue Root (ATR) in Akan (Twi) Vowels
Akan (Twi) Alphabet has ten (10) vowels. All the ten vowels in Akan (Twi) are represented in Adinkra Alphabet compare to the Latin orthography in which only 7 vowels are represented. There are two subset of vowels in Akan known as +ATR and -ATR. Each subset of vowels contain 5 vowels in Adinkra Alphabet. The…
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Days of the week in Akan (Twi)
The days of the week are called nnawctwEC (Nnawotwe) in Akan (Twi). No aCdinkra English 1 qaCsiada Sunday 2 ejoCada Monday 3 ebECnada Tuesday 4 wukuada Wednesday 5 yawoCada Thursday 6 Efiada Friday 7 mECmECnECda Saturday