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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.
Once you've gone through this lesson, you might enjoy discovering these associated subjects: [[Language/Twi/Pronunciation|Twi Pronunciation]], [[Language/Twi/Grammar/Negation|Negation]].
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==Alphabet==
==Alphabet==
===Latin script===
English and Akan both use the Latin script.
English and Akan both use the Latin script.


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|D d
|D d
|E e
|E e
|<code>'''Ɛ ɛ'''</code>
!<code>'''Ɛ ɛ'''</code>
|F f
|F f
|G g
|G g
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|N n
|N n
|O o
|O o
|<code>'''Ɔ ɔ'''</code>
!<code>'''Ɔ ɔ'''</code>
|P p
|P p
|R r
|R r
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|də
|də
|i
|i
|ɛ
!ɛ
|fə
|fə
|gə
|gə
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|nː
|nː
|o
|o
|ɔ
!ɔ
|pə
|pə
|rə
|rə
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|d
|d
|e/ɪ
|e/ɪ
|ɛ
!ɛ
|f
|f
|g
|g
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|n/ŋ/ɲ
|n/ŋ/ɲ
|o/ʊ
|o/ʊ
|ɔ
!ɔ
|pʰ
|pʰ
|ɾ/r/ɽ
|ɾ/r/ɽ
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===Notes===
===Notes===
* There are quite complex vowel harmony rules that determine which vowels can appear in the same word.
* Akan languages are tonal with 3 tones: low, middle & high.
* Akan languages are tonal with three tones: high, middle and low.
* There are specific rules determining which vowels can appear in the same word.


==Videos - Pronunciation==
==Videos - Pronunciation==
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<youtube>amgTR51E9yU</youtube>
<youtube>amgTR51E9yU</youtube>
==See also==
* https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Akan/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation
* https://learnakan.com/akan-alphabet/
* https://omniglot.com/writing/akan.htm
[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]]
[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]]
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Latest revision as of 19:48, 26 March 2023

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Twi, also known as Akan Kasa, is a dialect of the Akan language spoken in southern and central Ghana.

Once you've gone through this lesson, you might enjoy discovering these associated subjects: Twi Pronunciation, Negation.

Alphabet[edit | edit source]

Latin script[edit | edit source]

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.
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

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • Akan languages are tonal with 3 tones: low, middle & high.
  • There are specific rules determining which vowels can appear in the same word.

Videos - Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

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