Asante Twi
| Twi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Ashanti |
| Ethnicity | Asante people, Akuapem, Fante |
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Native speakers
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9 million (2015) |
| Dialects | |
| Official status | |
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Official language in
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Ashanti City-State and the Ashanti City-State capital Kumasi |
| Regulated by | Akan Orthography Committee |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | tw (Twi) |
| ISO 639-2 | twi |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog |
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Twi (pronounced [tɕɥi]) is a dialect of the Akan language spoken in Ghana by about 6–9 million Ashanti people as a first and second language. Twi is a common name for two former literary dialects of the Akan language; Asante (Ashanti) and Akuapem, which are mutually intelligible. There are about 9 million Twi speakers, mainly originating from the Ashanti Region and about a total of 17-18 million Ghanaians as either first or second languages. Akuapem Twi was the first Akan dialect to be used for Bible translation, and became the prestige dialect as a result.
Twi (Akan Kasa - another name for Twi) is the most popular Ghanaian language in the country, Ghana. There are several versions of the language. Asante Twi (spoken by the Ashanti's), Akuapem Twi (Spoken by the Akuapem people from the Eastern Region), Fante Twi (or Mfante, Fante, Fanti - spoken by the Fante's from the Central Region).
There are Twi-speaking people living in southern and central Ghana and in southeastern Côte d'Ivoire.
Here are the Twi Alphabets (Also the Akan Alphabets - Akanfoɔ ntwerɔɛ)
Pronunciation of the Twi (Akan) letters / alphabets - Twi Diphthongs.
(Sɛnea wo bɛ kan Akanfoɔ ntwerɔɛ no)
(Numbers)
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