Akan (Twi) Dictionary

Category: Adinkra Alphabet

  • 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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  • Mprensa

    mprensa Language: Akan Part of speech: adverb English Translation: Thrice.

  • Mprenu

    mprEnu Language: Akan Part of speech: adverb English Translation: Twice.

  • Preko

    prekoC Language: Akan Part of speech: adverb English Translation: Once. Variation Adinkra Akan English Tense penkoCroC Penkoro Once adverb

  • Oha

    cha Language: Akan Part of Speech: number Adinkra: UsggU Translation (English): One Hundred (100).

  • Aduokron nkron

    aduckron nkron Language: Akan Part of Speech: number Adinkra: UffU Translation (English): Ninety-nine (99).

  • Aduokron nwotwe

    aduckron nwctwE Language: Akan Part of Speech: number Adinkra: UfqU Translation (English): Ninety-eight (98).

  • Aduokron nson

    aduckron nson Language: Akan Part of Speech: number Adinkra: UfuU Translation (English): Ninety-seven (97).

  • Aduokron nsia

    aduckron nsia Language: Akan Part of Speech: number Adinkra: UfCU Translation (English): Ninety-six (96).