Category: Akan (Twi) – English

bom

Language: Akan

Part of speech: verb

English Translation: To join together.

Variation
Adinkra	Akan	English	Tense
bom	Bom	Bark/Roar	verb

Derivative
Adinkra	Akan	English	Tense
bomu	Bomu	Together	adverb

bctc

Language: Akan

Part of speech: noun

English Translation: Bag.

bokiti

Language: Akan

Part of speech: noun

English Translation: Bucket.

aCtuatECe

Language: Akan

Part of speech: noun

English Translation: Mutiny.

Variation
Adinkra	Akan	English	Tense
tEC aCtua	Te atua	Mutinied	verb
basabasayc	Basabasayo	Mutiny	noun

kEtEkE

Language: Akan

Part of speech: noun

English Translation: Train.

te

Language: Akan

Part of speech: verb

English Translation: Hide.

Tense
Adinkra	Akan	English	Tense
tEte	Tete	Hid	Past
tEtee	Tetee	Hid	Past
betEte	Betete	Will hide	Future
rEtEte	Retete	Hiding	Progressive
atEte	Atete	has hidden	Perfect
ntEte	Ntete	Didn’t hide	Negative

siE

Language: Akan

Part of Speech: verb

English Translation: Hide.

Tense
Adinkra	Akan	English	Tense
dE siE	De sie	Hide	Present
dE siEE	De siee	Hid	Past
dE siEEe	De sieee	Hid	Past
dE bEsiE	De besie	Will hide	Future
dE rEsiE	De resie	is hiding	Progressive
dE asiE	De asie	has hidden	Perfect
mfa nsiE	Mfa nsie	Didn’t hide	Negative

anansEsem

Language: Akan

Part of speech: noun

English Translation: Fiction.

Variation
Adinkra	Akan	English	Tense
ayesem	Ayesem	Fiction	noun