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==Days of the week in Akan (Twi)== | ==Days of the week in Akan (Twi) / Soul Names (Kradin)== | ||
The Akan people give names to people based on the day of the week they were born. We call these "day names" Kradin (soul names). Below I list the days of the week in Twi, along with the male and female soul names given to people born each day. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|Twi | |||
|English | |||
|Female Name | |||
|Male Name | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Ɛdwoada | |Ɛdwoada | ||
|Monday | |Monday | ||
|Adwoa | |Adwoa | ||
|Kwadwo | |Kwadwo | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Ɛbenada | |Ɛbenada | ||
|Tuesday | |||
|Abena | |Abena | ||
|Kwabena | |Kwabena | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Wukuada | |Wukuada | ||
|Wednesday | |||
|Akua | |Akua | ||
|Kwaku | |Kwaku | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Yawoada | |Yawoada | ||
|Thursday | |||
|Yaa | |Yaa | ||
|Yaw | |Yaw | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Efiada | |Efiada | ||
|Friday | |||
|Afia | |Afia | ||
|Kofi | |Kofi | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Memeneda | |Memeneda | ||
|Saturday | |||
|Ama | |Ama | ||
|Kwame | |Kwame | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Kwasiada | |Kwasiada | ||
|Sunday | |||
|Akosua | |Akosua | ||
|Kwasi | |Kwasi | ||
Revision as of 23:39, 25 January 2023
Days of the week in Akan (Twi) / Soul Names (Kradin)
The Akan people give names to people based on the day of the week they were born. We call these "day names" Kradin (soul names). Below I list the days of the week in Twi, along with the male and female soul names given to people born each day.
| Twi | English | Female Name | Male Name |
| Ɛdwoada | Monday | Adwoa | Kwadwo |
| Ɛbenada | Tuesday | Abena | Kwabena |
| Wukuada | Wednesday | Akua | Kwaku |
| Yawoada | Thursday | Yaa | Yaw |
| Efiada | Friday | Afia | Kofi |
| Memeneda | Saturday | Ama | Kwame |
| Kwasiada | Sunday | Akosua | Kwasi |