Tag: Grammar

wEi

Language: Akan

Part of speech: Pronoun/Adjective

English Translation: This.

Sentence (Adinkra): wEi ye sen?

Sentence (Akan): Wei ye sen?

Translation (English): How much is this?

Variation
Adinkra	Akan	English	Tense
yEi	Yei	This	Pronoun/Adjective
yi	Yi	This	Pronoun/Adjective

Enti

Language: Akan

Part of speech: conjuction

English Translation: So.

Sentence (Adinkra): enti woC QECre sen.

Sentence (Akan): Enti wo kyere sen.

Translation (English): So what do you mean.

anokwa

Language: Akan

Part of speech: conjunction

English Translation: In fact/honestly/truly.

Sentence (Adinkra): anokwa asem a wokaye no mantE asE.

Sentence (Akan): Anokwa asem a wokaye no mante ase.

Translation (English): In fact I did not understand what you said.

nokorEm

Language: Akan

Part of speech: conjunction

English Translation: In fact/honestly/truly.

Sentence (Adinkra): nokorEm asem a wokaye no mantE asE.

Sentence (Akan): Nokorem asem a wokaye no mante ase.

Translation (English): In fact I did not understand what you said.

ansa na

Language: Akan

Part of speech: conjunction

English Translation: Before.

Sentence (Adinkra): mE fa dwEm ansa na mE ba fie.

Sentence (Akan): Me fa dwem ansa na me ba fie.

Translation (English): I pass through the market before coming home.

enECe

Language: Akan

Part of speech: adverb

English Translation: Alright/Okay.

Sentence (Adinkra):	enECe ma yenkc ECe.
Translation (English):	Alright let’s go.

nim

Language: Akan

Part of speech: verb

English Translation: Know.

Sentence (Adinkra): mEnim se wo wc fiE.

Sentence (Akan): Menim se wo wo fie.

Translation (English): I know you are home.

Derivative
Adinkra	Akan	English	Tense
nnim	Nnim	I don’t know	negative
mEnim	Menim	I know	verb
wonim	Wonim	Do you know	verb