Category: Akan (Twi) – English

Akan (Twi) to English language translation

  • Yera

    yECra

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb

    English Translation: Lost.

    Sentence (Adinkra): mayECra mE qaEC.

    Sentence (Akan): Mayera me kwae.

    Translation (English): I have lost my way.

  • Yen

    yen

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: Pronoun

    English Translation: We/Us.

  • Ye

    ye

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb

    English Translation: Be (am/is/are/was/were/been); Act.

    Ye
    Variation
    AkanAdinkraEnglishTense
    YeyeWePronoun
    YeyeGoodAdjective
    YeyeInsult.verb
    YeyeDo/Makeverb
    Ye yawye yawPainfulAdjective
    Ye ayayadeye ayayadECTorturenoun
    Ye fiye fiMake dirtverb
    EyeeyeAll rightIdiom

  • Ya

    UsU

    ya

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: Adjective

    English Translation: Sore.

    UpU

    ye ya

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb

    English Translation: Pain.

    Progression
    AdinkraAkanEnglishTense
    yee yaYee yapainedpast
    beye yaBeye yawill painfuture
    rECye yaReye yapaining progressive
    aye yaAye yapainperfect
    nye yanye yawon’t painnegative
  • Yaree

    yarIe

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Disease/Illness.

  • Abusua or Clans in Akan

    Abusua is the blood/lineage or the maternal determinant of an individual in Akan. There are 8 clans in Akan as below.

    UAbusuaAbusuaTotem
    sagOnaAgonaParrot
    pAduanaAduanaDog
    aasInIeAseneeBat
    dasOnaAsonaCrow
    ocyckcOyokoEagle
    CasaQiriAsakyiriVulture
    ubrEtuoBretuoLeopard
    qekOcnaEkuonaBuffalo
  • Jehovah

    yEhowa

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Jehovah.

  • Kye

    UsU

    Qe

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb

    English Translation: Divide/Share/Arrest/Distribute/Gift/Allot/Bestow.

    Derivative
    AdinkraEnglishTense
    Qe maDistributeverb
    Qe muDivideverb
    paEC muDivideverb

    UpU

    Qe

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Hat/Cap.

    Derivative
    AdinkraEnglishTense
    eQeHat/Capnoun
    ahoCbammc QeHelmetnoun
  • Metro gyinabea

    metro gyinabEa

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Metro station.

  • Mene

    mECnEC

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb

    English Translation: Swallow.