Tag: Grammar
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Anokwa
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.
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Nokorem
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.
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Atweredee
atwECredECe Language: Akan Part of speech: noun Translation (English): Letter/Writing.
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Enkanka
enkanka Language: Akan Part of speech: Conjunction English Translation: Especially. Sentence Adinkra mIpe kuro kesie mu enkanka kumasi. English I like big cities especially Kumasi.
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Ansa na
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.
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Nkabomdee
nkabomdECe Language: Akan Part of speech: noun Definition (English): Conjunction.
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Enee
enECe Language: Akan Part of speech: adverb English Translation: Alright/Okay. Sentence (Adinkra): enECe ma yenkc ECe. Translation (English): Alright let’s go.
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Nim
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
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Menim
mEnim Language: Akan Part of speech: Pronoun. English Translation: I know. Sentence (Adinkra): mEnim nE din. Sentence (Akan): Menim ne din. Translation (English): I know his name.
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TE
UsU tEC Language: Akan Part of speech: verb. English Translation: Are. Sentence Adinkra woC hoC tEC sen? English How are you? UpU tEC Language: Akan Part of speech: verb. English Translation: Reduce/Tear. Derivative Adinkra English Tense tEC mu Tear apart verb Variation suan tear verb sunsuan tear verb sunsuan mu tear apart verb