Category: Akan (Twi) – English

Akan (Twi) to English language translation

  • 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.

  • Akwasidae and Adinkra

    NoAkwasidaeAdinkra NameEnglish
    1First AkwasidaesankcfaSankofa
    2Second AkwasidaepECmpamsiEPempamsie
    3Third AkwasidaeaCdinkrahECnECAdinkrahene
    4Fourth AkwasidaedamEC damECDame Dame
    5Fifth AkwasidaeNamEC biribi wc soCroCNyame Biribi Wo Soro
    6Sixth Akwasidaecwc foCroC adoCbeOwo Foro Adobe
    7Seventh AkwasidaenECa onnim noC sua a, ohuNea Onnim No Sua A, Ohu
    8Eight AkwasidaedenQemDenkyem
    9Ninth AkwasidaefawoChoCdiEFawohodie
  • krado

    kradoC

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: adjective

    English Translation: Ready.

  • Koko

    koko

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Porridge.

    Variation
    AdinkraAkanEnglishTense
    mpampaMpampaPorridgenoun
  • Ahyemdie

    aSemdiE

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Commitment.