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* https://learnakan.com/days-of-the-week-in-twi/ | * https://learnakan.com/days-of-the-week-in-twi/ | ||
==Videos== | |||
===Twi Vocabulary | Days of the Week in Twi | Lesson 2 - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylToqaDWV6Q</youtube> | |||
===Twi Vocabulary | Lesson 3 | Days and Months In Akan (Twi) - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbclVzOFcnk</youtube> | |||
===Learn twi with Opoku | Asante twi | Twi days of the week - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82ucTnatFSc</youtube> | |||
===Learn Twi Language | Days Of The Week - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-L5G85AZyg</youtube> |
Revision as of 03:00, 23 February 2023
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write and pronounce the 7 days of the week in Twi (Akan) language. You'll also learn a cultural tradition (named "Kradin") associated to the days of the week.
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.
Day of the week in Twi | Day of the week in English | Female Soul Name | Male Soul Name |
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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 |