Akan (Twi) Dictionary

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  • Sukokyea adaka

    sukcQECa adaka Language: Akan Part of speech: noun English Translation: Refrigerator.

  • Sonkosuo

    sonkosuo Language: Akan (Twi) Part of speech: noun Translation (English): Flea.

  • Okramandwie

    ckramanjiE Language: Akan (Twi) Part of speech: noun Translation (English): Dog flea.

  • Nnwom

    nMoCm Language: Akan Part of speech: noun English Translation: Music/Song. Sentence Adinkra toC mEC nMoCm. English Sing me a song. Variation Adinkra English Tense njoCm Songs plural

  • Mmoawa

    mmoCawa Language: Akan Part of speech: noun English Translation: Insects.

  • Awuo

    awuo Language: Akan Part of speech: noun English Translation: Birth. Derivative Adinkra Akan English Tense woC Wo Birth verb

  • Pene

    pECnEC Language: Akan (Twi) Part of speech: verb English Translation: Permit. Variation Adinkra Akan English Tense ma hoC qan Ma ho kwan Permit verb

  • Akan Twi Vowels

    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 two subset…

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  • Premo Ato

    premoC atoC Language: Akan Part of speech: noun English Translation: Midday/Noon.

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