Category: Akan (Twi) – English

Akan (Twi) to English language translation

  • Wiase Nsase nhyehyeee

    Adinkra symbols associated with the solar system in Akan (Twi) is as below:

    UAdinkraSolar system
    sbOa mI na mI mmOa wOMercury
    pcdc NIra fiE qanVenus
    afcfcEarth
    dakOfInaMars
    oqatAQI AtikcJupiter
    CmusuyidIeSaturn
    uowuo atwIdIeUranus
    qsunsumNeptune
  • Months in Akan (Twi)

    A month in Akan is called bosome (bOsOmI). Akan has two different calendars; A lunar calendar used in coastal regions and a solar calendar.

    NoSolar MonthLunar MonthEnglish
    1cpepcnsandaJanuary
    2cZIfOcqaqarFebruary
    3cbenImebcwMarch
    4oforisuoebcbiraApril
    5kctcnimmaEsuscwMay
    6ayewOhOmumuobiradziJune
    7kitawOnsaayewoChOJuly
    8csanaadzifuuAugust
    9ebcfanqaSeptember
    10AhinimIcbeseOctober
    11obubuocbIrefewNovember
    12cpenimmamumuDecember
    Bosome
  • Human internal organ names in Akan(Twi)

    UAdinkraAkanEnglish
    sakOmaAkomaHeart
    pahrawaAhrawaLungs
    abrebOcBrebuoLiver
    dyAfunumYafunumStomach
    obcMOnOBonwonoGallbladder
    CnsOnONsonoIntestine
    ujOnsctwaaDwonsotwaaBladder
  • Common Disease Signs and Symptoms in Akan(Twi)

    NoAdinkraAkanEnglish
    1ewaEwaCough
    2ewa ntrasOEwa ntrasoChronic cough
    3AtiridiiAtiridiiFever
    4nsaaNsaaRash
    5tipIeTipaeHeadaches
    6ayAmtimAyamtimConstipation
    7ayAmtuoAyamtuoDiarrhea
    8ekOrcEkoroEczema
    9kookoKookoLump/bump
    10jOaDwoaNodule
    11ahOkIkaAhokekaItch
    12pcmpcPompoBoil
    13EkuroEkuroWound
    14efIeEfeeVomit
    15jOnscmoZaDwonsomogyaHematuria
    16huraIeHuraeeChills
    17EbunuEbunuJaundice
    18kakaKakaInfection
    19yadIeYadeeInflammation
    20yarIeYareeSickness/Illness
  • Common disease names in Akan(Twi)

    NoAdinkraAkanEnglish
    1moZanSesOcMogyanhyesuoHypertension
    2AsiQirEyarIeAsikyireyareeDiabetes
    3NtOntOm yarIeNtontom yareeMalaria
    4NMOjOIeNnwodwoeeStroke
    5ntISIIwaNtehyeewaAsthma
    6papuPapuCommon Cold
    7babasO wIremfOcBabaso WeremfuoHIV/AIDS
    8babasOBabasoGonorrhea
    9kOkOramKokoramCancer
    10nufuom kOkOramNufuom KokoramBreast cancer
    11nsamanwaNsamanwaTuberculosis
    12ayAmkuroAyamkuroStomach Ulcer
    13mmirEMmireBenign growth or tumor
    14awOdIehO mmirEAwodeeho mmireFibroid
    15jOnsctwa bajOa kOkOramDwonsotwa badwoa kokoramProstate cancer
    16ahrawa kakaAhrawa kakaPneumonia
    17brebOc kakaBrebuo kakaHepatitis
    18nsOnO tO kakaNsono to kakaAppendicitis
    19bcMOnO kakaBonwono kakaCholecystitis