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In total, the Akan alphabet is made up of 22 letters. Of these, 20 are found in the 26-letter English alphabet.
In total, the Akan alphabet is made up of 22 letters. Of these, 20 are found in the 26-letter English alphabet.


* The 2 letters '''<code>Ɛɛ</code>''' and <code>Ɔɔ</code> are the only ones you will find in Akan but not in English.
* Besides, the Akan alphabet does not have the letters j, q, v, x, and z that you find in the English alphabet.
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==Alphabet==
==Alphabet==
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|D d
|D d
|E e
|E e
|Ɛ ɛ
|<code>'''Ɛ ɛ'''</code>
|F f
|F f
|G g
|G g
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|N n
|N n
|O o
|O o
|Ɔ ɔ
|<code>'''Ɔ ɔ'''</code>
|P p
|P p
|R r
|R r

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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.

  • The 2 letters Ɛɛ and Ɔɔ are the only ones you will find in Akan but not in English.
  • Besides, the Akan alphabet does not have the letters j, q, v, x, and z that you find in the 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

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