Difference between revisions of "Language/Twi/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation"
< Language | Twi | Pronunciation
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
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. | ||
__TOC__ | |||
==Alphabet== | |||
English and Akan both use the Latin script. | English and Akan both use the Latin script. | ||
| Line 9: | Line 12: | ||
* The 2 letters '''<code>Ɛɛ</code>''' and <code>Ɔɔ</code> are the only ones you will find in Akan but not in English. | * 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. | * Besides, the Akan alphabet does not have the letters j, q, v, x, and z that you find in the English alphabet. | ||
---- | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Letter | !Letter | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 17 December 2021
Twi, also known as Akan Kasa, is a dialect of the Akan language spoken in southern and central Ghana.
Alphabet
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
ƐɛandƆɔare 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 |