Category: Akan (Twi) – English
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Akan Twi Vowels and Consonants Combination
Akan Twi has 10 vowels. All the 10 vowels are represented in Adinkra Alphabet as shown below. Akan Twi has two different A/a (not ah) sound. One is pharyngeal and the result of advance tongue root (ATR) and the other is glottic. Glottic A/a sound is represented in Latin as E/e. There are 210 vowels…
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De
dEC Language: Akan (Twi) Part of speech: Conjunction English Translation: as of/Concerning/with regards to. Variation Adinkra English Tense dEC posses verb Phrase Adinkra English Tense dEC aCni asa To earmark verb dEC ba To bring verb dEC fam To affix verb dEC frafra To jumble verb
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Ata
ata Language: Akan Part of Speech: noun Translation (English): Twin. Variation Adinkra Akan English Tense ntaafoCc Ntaafuo Twins plural
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Ntamgyina
ntaCmZina Language: Akan Part of speech: noun English Translation: Intervention. Variation Adinkra Akan English Tense aqansiE Akwansie Intervention noun
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Dee Wontumi nhunu
dECe wcntumi nhunu Language: Akan Part of speech: adjective English Translation: Invisible. Variation Adinkra Akan English Tense dECe aChinta Dee ahinta Concealed adjective
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Nkankyee
nkanQECe Language: Akan Part of speech: noun English Translation: Incantation.
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Akano krataa
akanoC krataa Language: Akan Part of speech: noun English Translation: Invoice.
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Otweasee
ctwIasIe Language: Akan Part of speech: animal English Translation: Dragon.
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Pataku
pataCku Language: Akan Part of speech: noun Translation (English): Wolf. Variation Adinkra Akan English Tense mpataCku Mpataku Wolves plural
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Anoma Abobonnua
anoCma aboCbcnnua Language: Akan Part of speech: Bird English Translation: Woodpecker.