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Twi Vocabulary - Animals

In today's lesson, we will learn some Twi words related to animals.

Below is a table of 15 Twi words related to animals, with their pronunciation (IPA) and translation in English.

Word in Twi	Pronunciation	Translation in English
ɔdɔn	ˈɔdɔn	dog
nkurɔfo	ˈnkurɔfo	cat
ntam	ˈntam	bird
nyɛm	ˈnyɛm	fish
nkɔso	ˈnkɔso	rabbit
nkɔma	ˈnkɔma	mouse
nkɔm	ˈnkɔm	rat
nkɔmfra	ˈnkɔmfra	squirrel
nkɔmfraa	ˈnkɔmfraa	chipmunk
nkɔmfran	ˈnkɔmfran	hedgehog
nkɔmfranfran	ˈnkɔmfranfran	porcupine
nkɔmfranfranfran	ˈnkɔmfranfranfran	skunk
nkɔmfranfranfranfran	ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfran	badger
nkɔmfranfranfranfranfran	ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfranfran	raccoon
nkɔmfranfranfranfranfranfran	ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfranfranfran	opossum

Here are some useful phrases using the words above:

ɔdɔn bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ adeɛ (ˈɔdɔn bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈadeɛ) – The dog is very big.
nkurɔfo bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ ntam (ˈnkurɔfo bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈntam) – The cat is chasing the bird.
nyɛm bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔso (ˈnyɛm bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔso) – The fish is eating the rabbit.
nkɔma bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔm (ˈnkɔma bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔm) – The mouse is running away from the rat.
nkɔmfra bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfraa (ˈnkɔmfra bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfraa) – The squirrel is playing with the chipmunk.
nkɔmfran bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfranfran (ˈnkɔmfran bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfranfran) – The hedgehog is eating the porcupine.
nkɔmfranfran bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfranfranfran (ˈnkɔmfranfran bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfranfranfran) – The skunk is sleeping.
nkɔmfranfranfran bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfranfranfranfran (ˈnkɔmfranfranfran bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfran) – The badger is digging.
nkɔmfranfranfranfran bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfranfranfranfranfran (ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfran bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfranfran) – The raccoon is climbing a tree.
nkɔmfranfranfranfranfran bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfranfranfranfranfranfran (ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfranfran bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfranfranfran) – The opossum is looking for food.

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 * nkɔmfranfranfranfran bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfranfranfranfranfran (ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfran bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfranfran) – The raccoon is climbing a tree.
 * nkɔmfranfranfranfranfran bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfranfranfranfranfranfran (ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfranfran bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfranfranfran) – The opossum is looking for food.
 ==Related Lessons==
-Here are some other lessons related to Twi vocabulary:
 * [[Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Colors|Colors]]
-* [[Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Family|Family]]
+* [[Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Education|Education]]
+* [[Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Akan-Calendar|Akan Calendar]]
+* [[Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Clothes|Clothes]]
+* [[Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-week|Days of the week]]
 * [[Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Food|Food]]
-* [[Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Numbers|Numbers]]
+* [[Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Fruits|Fruits]]
-* [[Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Time|Time]]
+* [[Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions|Feelings and Emotions]]
+* [[Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week|Days of the Week]]
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