Tag: Grammar

aah

Language: Akan

Part of speech: interjection

English Translation: Well.

kosi

Language: Akan

Part of speech: Conjunction

English Translation: Until.

Sentence (Adinkra): kosi da ben.

Sentence (Akan): Kosi da ben.

Translation (English): Until when.

Variation
Adinkra	Akan	English	Tense
kosi se	Kosi se	Until	Conjunction
kcpECm se	Kopem se	Until	Conjunction

baE

Translation (English): Came.

UsU

asIe

Language: Akan (Twi)

Part of speech: Pronoun

English Translation: Under.

Sentence
	Adinkra	fa tO asIe.
	Akan	Fa to asee.
	English	Put it under.

UpU

asIe

Language: Akan

Part of speech: noun

English Translation: Meaning.

Sentence
	Adinkra	asem wEi asIe nI sen?
	Akan	Asem wei asee ne sen?
	English	What is the meaning of this word?

ekyEre

Language: Akan

Part of speech: pronoun

English Translation: What.

Sentence (Adinkra): ekyEre sen.

Sentence (Akan): EKyere sen.

Translation (English): What does that mean.

wEi

Language: Akan

Part of speech: Pronoun/Adjective

English Translation: This.

Sentence (Adinkra): wEi ye sen?

Sentence (Akan): Wei ye sen?

Translation (English): How much is this?

Variation
Adinkra	Akan	English	Tense
yEi	Yei	This	Pronoun/Adjective
yi	Yi	This	Pronoun/Adjective