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Twi, also known as Akan Kasa, is a dialect of the Akan language spoken in southern and central Ghana. | Twi, also known as Akan Kasa, is a dialect of the Akan language spoken in southern and central Ghana. | ||
English and Akan both use the Latin script. | |||
In total, the Akan alphabet is made up of 22 letters. Of these, 20 are found in the 26-letter English alphabet. | |||
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==Alphabet== | ==Alphabet== | ||
Revision as of 01:19, 17 December 2021
Twi, also known as Akan Kasa, is a dialect of the Akan language spoken in southern and central Ghana.
English and Akan both use the Latin script.
In total, the Akan alphabet is made up of 22 letters. Of these, 20 are found in the 26-letter English alphabet.
Alphabet
| Letter | A a | B b | D d | E e | Ɛ ɛ | F f | G g | H h | I i | K k | L l | M m | N n | O o | Ɔ ɔ | P p | R r | S s | T t | U u | W w | Y y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | a | bə | də | i | ɛ | fə | gə | hə | i | kə | lː | mː | nː | o | ɔ | pə | rə | sː | tə | u | wə | jə |
| IPA | a/æ | b | d | e/ɪ | ɛ | f | g | h | ɪ | kʰ | l | m | n/ŋ/ɲ | o/ʊ | ɔ | pʰ | ɾ/r/ɽ | s | tʰ | u | w |
| Digraph | ao | eɛ | ei | ia | ie | ii | oo | oɔ | ue | uo | dw | gy | hw | hy | kw | ky | ng | nw | ny | tw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | ao | eɛ | ei | ia | ie | iː | oː | oɔ | ue | uo | d͡ʒ | d͡ʑ~ɟʝ | hʷ | ç | kʷ | tɕʰ~cçʰ | ŋ | nʷ | ɲ | tɕʷa |