Tag: Akan (Twi)

Akan (Twi)

  • 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:

    UdabarimacbaaEnglish
    sqaCsiadaqaCsi/qEsiaCsi/EsiSunday
    pejoCadaqajo/kojoajoCaMonday
    aebECnadaqabECnaabECnaTuesday
    dwukuadaqEku/qaCkuaCkuaWednesday
    oyawoCadayaw/ekcwyaa/yabaThursday
    CEfiadakofiaCfua/EfuaFriday
    umECmECnECdaqamECamaSaturday
  • Bring give take

    AdinkraEnglish
    fa braBring
    maGive
    faTake
  • You I it

    AdinkraEnglishFrench
    woCYouToi
    mECIje
    enoCItil
  • Come Go Take

    AdinkraLatinEnglish
    braBraCome
    kcKoGo
    faFaTake
  • 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 phenomenon in which vowels in each subset of 5 occurs together or changes the preceding vowel to a vowel within each subset is known as vowel harmony.

  • Days of the week in Akan (Twi)

    The days of the week are called nnawctwEC (Nnawotwe) in Akan (Twi).

    NoaCdinkraEnglish
    1qaCsiadaSunday
    2ejoCadaMonday
    3ebECnadaTuesday
    4wukuadaWednesday
    5yawoCadaThursday
    6EfiadaFriday
    7mECmECnECdaSaturday