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 and consonant combination in Adinkra Alphabet.
| b | d | f | g | h | j | k | |
| a | ba | da | fa | ga | ha | ja | ka |
| E | bE | dE | fE | gE | hE | jE | kE |
| i | bi | di | fi | gi | hi | ji | ki |
| o | bo | do | fo | go | ho | jo | ko |
| c | bc | dc | fc | gc | hc | jc | kc |
| u | bu | du | fu | gu | hu | ju | ku |
| e | be | de | fe | ge | he | je | ke |
| aC | baC | daC | faC | gaC | haC | jaC | kaC |
| EC | bEC | dEC | fEC | gEC | hEC | jEC | kEC |
| oC | boC | doC | foC | goC | hoC | joC | koC |
| m | n | p | q | s | t | w | y | |
| a | ma | na | pa | qa | sa | ta | wa | ya |
| E | mE | nE | pE | qE | sE | tE | wE | yE |
| i | mi | ni | pi | qi | si | ti | wi | yi |
| o | mo | no | po | qo | so | to | wo | yo |
| c | mc | nc | pc | qc | sc | tc | wc | yc |
| u | mu | nu | pu | qu | su | tu | wu | yu |
| e | me | ne | pe | qe | se | te | we | ye |
| aC | maC | naC | paC | qaC | saC | taC | waC | yaC |
| EC | mEC | nEC | pEC | qEC | sEC | tEC | wEC | yEC |
| oC | moC | noC | poC | qoC | soC | toC | woC | yoC |
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