Akan language

Akan language

natural language, macrolanguage, modern language

subclass of	Central Tano, Kwa
native label	akan, Akan
country	Ghana, Ivory coast
indigenous to	Ghana
coordinate location	6°0′0″N 1°0′0″W
linguistic typology	subject–verb–object
writing system	Latin script, Akan Braille
language regulatory body	Bureau of Ghana Languages
Ethnologue language status	3 Wider Communication
maintained by WikiProject	WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage
Ghana Place Names URL	https://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/languages-locations/akan
Wikimedia language code	ak

 

 From Wikidata

Yetɔgum sebo ti ba yi'ira ti Akan wa (/əˈkæn/), bii Twi-Fante, de la yetɔgum ti Ghana nɛreba zo'e zo'e tara by tɔgera zi'an woo.Viisegɔ pa'alɛ ti sɛba n tɔgeri Akan wa paɛ kalɛ  '80%' gee nɛresɛba n kɔ'ɔm dɛna tɔgum miŋa la kalɛ de la 44%.. Ba tɔgum la busebo ti ba yi'ira ti La de la yu'urɛ ti ba dikɛ bo Turkish solensɔlena, mina n de'eni tigera pihesi nɛŋa ti ba bisera Magesɛ wuu "coffee" yire nɛreba. Tuumbuna yuum kɔ'ɔm mina ni mɛ n boi Ottoman "Empire" ze'ele 16th "century" saŋa la wɛ'ɛsera. De'eŋo la de ni la yelezure ayima yele, meddah la n de'eni yima yima, gee ba ni dikɛ ni pa'alɛ mɛ bii ba san ve'e ni a puti'irɛ sɛla n boi sɔsega la puan la. Meddah la wan dikɛ ni "props" magesɛ wuu ma'asuntia, ankitɛ, bii zuufuo yima yima ti la pa'alɛ ti a lɛgum mɛ, la mi ni mɛ ti a daa lebege a kɔa la gee tɔgesera la yetɔgum yima yima. Pa'alegɔ la puan saŋa ka le bɔna ni; Meddah suŋa la tari la mi'ilum ti a tee sɔsega la gee lebege sɛla n boi bini la nɛreba la. Ashanti Region So'olum wa de la so'olum ayima n bo Ghana so'olum pia la siyoobi la puan.Tiŋa la duma tɔgere la kambuntɛ.Tiŋa la me de la tinsɛka n tari salema zo'e zo'e.Ashanti Region tiŋa wa yalegerɛ de la 24,389km2 (9,417 sq mi). Nɛresɛba woo n kɛ'ɛri Ashanti so’olum dela 4,780,380 ti ba daa kaalɛ 2011 yuuni la puan. Ashanti Region sɔ’ɔlum me tari la kookoo zo'e zo'e paa. Kumaasi n de ba tinkãtɛ paa. Bono la de la sɛla ti ba tɔgera di bɔna Ivory Coast.

Kibesi duma (Festivals)

Ashanti sɔ’ɔlum tare la kibesi zo'e zo'e ti ba dita. De’ego Kara ti ba dita dela Akwasidae la Adae Kese. Bana dela din kibesi ti nɛreba baseba dita n bo Akan  doma paun ti Ashanti pa’ase la me.  Ba diti kibesi la ti ba tiɛra la ba nɛŋa doma la seba n zɛbe faaba ba dima nou’usu dee ki yuuma n tole la paun. Kibesi seba ti a dita Ashanti sɔ’ɔlum n wana;

Papa Kibesi

Kente Kibesi

Yaa Asantewaa Kibesi

Mmoa Nni Nko Kibesi

Nkyidwo Kibesi

Asibetin doma n bo Ashanti Sɔ'ɔlum

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Manhyia Hospital

Kwadaso SDA Hospital

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Hospital

Kumasi South Hospital

First care Hospital

Tafo Government Hospital

Suntreso Government Hospital

West End Hospital

Tuusum zi'ansi (Historical Sites)

Zi’an Yalema( Tourism)

Parki

Bobiri Forest Butterfly Sanctuary

Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary

Digya National Park

Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve

Owabi Forest Reserve and Bird Sanctuary

Buuri Lɔgerɔ Zi'an

Komfo Anokye Sword site

Manhyia Palace Museum

Kumasi Fort and Military Museum

Armed Forces Museum

The Prempeh II Jubilee Museum

The Asante Traditional Buildings

Yaa Asantewaa Museum

Sukuu Zamesegɔ Yɛla (Education)

Sukuu Doma(sekondari) n bo Ashanti Region Paun (Senior High Schools)

Dadease Senior High School, Dadease

Akomadan Senior High School, Akomadan

Dompoase Senior High School, Dompoasi

Afia Kobi Ampem Girls (Royal AKAGSHS)

Adanwomase SENIOR High School (ADASS)

Agogo State College, Agogo Asante-Akyem

Agona SDA Senior High School, Agona

Anglican Senior High School, Kumasi

Asanteman School (Real Assas)

Bankoman Senior High School, Banko

Osei Tutu Senior High School (OT)

Bekwai SDA Senior High School

Ghana Armed Forces Secondary Technical School, Kumasi

Beposo Senior High School, Beposo

Collins Secondary Commercial School, Agogo Asante-Akyem

Effiduase Senior High School, Effiduase

Ejisuman Senior High School, Ejisu

Ejuraman Senior High School, Ejura

Fomena T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Adansi Fomena

Jachie-Pramso Senior High School (Formerly MIGHTY JAPASS)

Komfo Anokye Senior High School, Wiamoase

Kumasi Academy, Asokore-Mampong, Kumasi

Kumasi Girls' Senior High School

Kumasi Wesley Girls High School

Kumasi High School

Obuasi Secondary Technical School (O.S.T.S)

Wesley Senior High School (WEHIS), Bekwai

Adventist Senior High School (ADASS), Bantama

Ofoase Kokoben Senior High School (OFKOSS)

Adventist Girls Senior High School (ADGISS), Ntonso

Opoku Ware Secondary School, Kumasi.

St. Louis Senior High School, Oduom

Nkawie Secondary Technical School.

Oppong Memorial Senior High School.

Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School, Kumasi.

Prempeh College, Kumasi.

Prince of Peace Girls Senior High School, South Suntreso, Kumasi.

Simms Senior High School, Fawoade

Bonwire Senior High Tech. School.

St Joseph Senior High School (Ehuren)

St. Monica's Senior High School, Mampong

Amaniampong Senior High School, Mampong

T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Kumasi

T.I. Ahmadiyya Girls' Senior High School, Asokore

Jacobu Senior High School, Jacobu

Juaben Senior High School, Juaben

Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School, Tanoso

Kumasi Senior High Technical School (K.S.T.S),

Tepa Senior High School, Tepa. (GREAT TESS).

Mabang Senior High School, Mabang.

•Aduman Senior High School,(Admass) Aduman

Dwamena Akenten Senior High School,(DASS) Offinso

Univɛsiti sɛba n pa'ala Akan tɔgum wa

[edit source] Akan yɔtɔgum wa de la sɛla ri ba pa'ala ka bɔna solemitiŋa yeleyele wuu United States,basɛba de la Ohio University, Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Harvard University, Boston University, Indiana University, University of Michigan, la University of Florida.

Sukuu Kara (Tertiary Institutions)

Ashanti  sɔ’ɔlum tari la gɔmɛti univasiti bata’. Ba kelum tara la nso’emga univasti bata’ la kolige doma n kaa sɔ’ɔlum la zaa waabe.

Univɛsiti duma (Universities)

Sukuu kara duma la n bala boi tilum wa:

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi

Ghana Baptist University College, Kumasi

Spiritan University College, Ejisu

Garden City University College, Kenyasi, Kumasi

Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (formerly Kumasi Campus of University of Education, Winneba)

National Institute Of Information Technology, Kumasi Campus NIIT.

Kumasi Technical University

English	Akan
Welcome	Akwaaba
Yes	Aane (Asante) Nyew (Fante) Yiw (Akuapem)
Okay/Alright	Yoo
No/Nope	Oho/Anhã (Fante) Daabi (Asante)
Good night	Da yie (Asante) literally "sleep well"
I'm going to sleep	Me rekɔ da (Fante)
How's it going?/How are you?	Ɛte sɛn? (Asante) could also be used in the non-literal sense as "hello"
Thank you	Medaase
Please/Excuse me/I beg your pardon	Mepa wo kyɛw
Song(s)/Music	Ndwom (Fante) Nnwom (Asante)
What is your name?	Wo din de sɛn?/Yɛfrɛ wo sɛn? (Asante) Wo dzin dze dεn? (Fante)
My name is.../I'm called...	Me dzin dze.../Wɔfrɛ me... (Fante)
How old is he/she?	Woedzi mfe ahen? (Fante)
How old are you?	Edzi mfe ahen (Fante)
Where is it?	Ɔwɔ hen?
I am going/I am taking my leave	Me rekɔ
Good	Mbo (Fante) Mmo (Asante)
Leave	Jo (Fante) Kɔ (Asante)
Well done	Ayɛ adze (Fante)
Stop	Gyae
Sleep	Da
Come	Bra
Come here	Bra ha
Come and eat	Bɛ didi

Kuusi laŋeŋɔ (Phonology)

La de la sira ti nananawa wa la ke le bɔna bala amaa sɛla n gee fii la pa'alɛ ti yele was kelum bɔna bini mɛ Akan zo'ori yelebɛa naaŋɔ duma puan.Yetɔgum sebo ti ba yi'ira ti Akan (/əˈkæn/[2]), bii Twi-Fante,[3] de la yetɔgum ti Ghana nɛreba zo'e zo'e tara by tɔgera zi'an woo.[4] Viisegɔ pa'alɛ ti sɛba n tɔgeri Akan wa paɛ kalɛ  '80%',[4] gee nɛresɛba n kɔ'ɔm dɛna tɔgum miŋa la kalɛ de la 44%.. Ba tɔgum la busebo ti ba yi'ira ti Bono la de la sɛla ti ba tɔgera di bɔna Ivory Coast.[6]Akan diimi sa la ba yuum tari la sɛla ti tu yi'ira yelebɛa yizuto la la ana wuu noun Bantu yetɔgum duma la n tari  la. La de la sira ti nananawa wa la ke le bɔna bala amaa sɛla n gee fii la pa'alɛ ti yele was kelum bɔna bini mɛ Akan zo'ori yelebɛa naaŋɔ duma puan.

Kudaasi (Consonants)

consonant phonemes

		Labial	Alveolar	Dorsal	Labialized
Nasal	plain	/m/	/n/		/nʷ/
	geminated		/nː/		/nːʷ/
Stop	voiceless	/p/	/t/	/k/	/kʷ/
	voiced	/b/	/d/	/ɡ/	/ɡʷ/
Fricative		/f/	/s/	/h/	/hʷ/
Trill			/r/
Approximant			/l/	/j/	/w/

Allophones of Akan consonants

		Labial	Alveolar		Dorsal		Labialized
			Phoneme	Allophones	Phoneme	Allophones	Phoneme	Allophones
Nasal	plain	/m/	/n/	[n~ŋ, ɲ, ɲĩ]			/nʷ/	[ŋʷ, ɲᶣ]
	geminated		/nː/	[ŋː, ɲːĩ]			/nːʷ/	[ɲːᶣ]
Stop	voiceless	/p/	/t/	[t]	/k/	[k, tɕ~cç]	/kʷ/	[kʷ, tɕᶣ]
	voiced	/b/	/d/		/ɡ/	[ɡ, dʑ~ɟʝ]	/ɡʷ/	[ɡʷ, dʑᶣ]
Fricative		/f/	/s/		/h/	[h, ɕ]	/hʷ/	[hʷ, ɕᶣ]
Trill			/r/	[ɾ, r, ɽ]
Approximant			/l/		/j/		/w/	[w, ɥ]

Akan consonant orthography

		Labial	Alveolar	Dorsal	Labialized
Nasal	plain	⟨m⟩	⟨n, ny, ngi⟩		⟨nw, nu⟩
	geminated		⟨ng, nyi, nnyi⟩		⟨nnw⟩
Stop	voiceless	⟨p⟩	⟨t, ti⟩	⟨k, ky⟩	⟨kw, twi⟩
	voiced	⟨b⟩	⟨d⟩	⟨g, dw, gy⟩	⟨gu, dwi⟩
Fricative		⟨f⟩	⟨s⟩	⟨h, hy⟩	⟨hu, hwi⟩
Trill			⟨r⟩
Approximant			⟨l⟩	⟨y⟩	⟨w, wi⟩

Kɔnyaasi (Vowels)

La de la sira ti nananawa wa la ke le bɔna bala amaa sɛla n gee fii la pa'alɛ ti yele was kelum bɔna bini mɛ Akan zo'ori yelebɛa naaŋɔ duma puan.Yetɔgum sebo ti ba yi'ira ti Akan (/əˈkæn/), bii Twi-Fante, de la yetɔgum ti Ghana nɛreba zo'e zo'e tara by tɔgera zi'an woo.[4] Viisegɔ pa'alɛ ti sɛba n tɔgeri Akan wa paɛ kalɛ  '80%', gee nɛresɛba n kɔ'ɔm dɛna tɔgum miŋa la kalɛ de la 44%.. Ba tɔgum la busebo ti ba yi'ira ti Bono la de la sɛla ti ba tɔgera di bɔna Ivory Coast.Akan diimi sa la ba yuum tari la sɛla ti tu yi'ira yelebɛa yizuto la la ana wuu noun Bantu yetɔgum duma la n tari  la. La de la sira ti nananawa wa la ke le bɔna bala amaa sɛla n gee fii la pa'alɛ ti yele was kelum bɔna bini mɛ Akan zo'ori yelebɛa naaŋɔ duma puan.

Akan vowel phonemes

	Front		Central		Back
	-RTR	+RTR	-RTR	+RTR	-RTR	+RTR
Close	/i/	/i̙/			/u/	/u̙/
Mid	/e/	/e̙/			/o/	/o̙/
Open			/a/	/a̙/

Orthog.	-RTR	+RTR
i	/i/ [i]
e	/e/ [e]	/i̙/ [ɪ~e]
ɛ		/e̙/ [ɛ]
a	/a/ [æ~ɐ~ə]	/a̙/ [a]
ɔ		/o̙/ [ɔ]
o	/o/ [o]	/u̙/ [ʊ~o]
u	/u/ [u]

Yelebɛa (Vocabulary)

Akan diimi sa la ba yuum tari la sɛla ti tu yi'ira yelebɛa yizuto la la ana wuu noun Bantu yetɔgum duma la n tari  la. La de la sira ti nananawa wa la ke le bɔna bala amaa sɛla n gee fii la pa'alɛ ti yele was kelum bɔna bini mɛ Akan zo'ori yelebɛa naaŋɔ duma puan. La de la sira ti nananawa wa la ke le bɔna bala amaa sɛla n gee fii la pa'alɛ ti yele was kelum bɔna bini mɛ Akan zo'ori yelebɛa naaŋɔ duma puan.Yetɔgum sebo ti ba yi'ira ti Akan (/əˈkæn/[2]), bii Twi-Fante,[3] -de la yetɔgum ti Ghana nɛreba zo'e zo'e tara by tɔgera zi'an woo. Viisegɔ pa'alɛ ti sɛba n tɔgeri Akan wa paɛ kalɛ  '80%',[4] gee nɛresɛba n kɔ'ɔm dɛna tɔgum miŋa la kalɛ de la 44%.. Ba tɔgum la busebo ti ba yi'ira ti Bono la de la sɛla ti ba tɔgera di bɔna Ivory Coast.

Yelebinaarɛ duma (Common phrases)

English	Akan
Welcome	Akwaaba
Yes	Aane (Asante) Nyew (Fante) Yiw (Akuapem)
Okay/Alright	Yoo
No/Nope	Oho/Anhã (Fante) Daabi (Asante)
Good night	Da yie (Asante) literally "sleep well"
I'm going to sleep	Me rekɔ da (Fante)
How's it going?/How are you?	Ɛte sɛn? (Asante) could also be used in the non-literal sense as "hello"
Thank you	Medaase
Please/Excuse me/I beg your pardon	Mepa wo kyɛw
Song(s)/Music	Ndwom (Fante) Nnwom (Asante)
What is your name?	Wo din de sɛn?/Yɛfrɛ wo sɛn? (Asante) Wo dzin dze dεn? (Fante)
My name is.../I'm called...	Me dzin dze.../Wɔfrɛ me... (Fante)
How old is he/she?	Woedzi mfe ahen? (Fante)
How old are you?	Edzi mfe ahen (Fante)
Where is it?	Ɔwɔ hen?
I am going/I am taking my leave	Me rekɔ
Good	Mbo (Fante) Mmo (Asante)
Leave	Jo (Fante) Kɔ (Asante)
Well done	Ayɛ adze (Fante)
Stop	Gyae
Sleep	Da
Come	Bra
Come here	Bra ha
Come and eat	Bɛ didi

Satinsi yu'ura (Placenames)

Yetɔgum sebo ti ba yi'ira ti Akan (/əˈkæn/[2]), bii Twi-Fante,[3] de la yetɔgum ti Ghana nɛreba zo'e zo'e tara by tɔgera zi'an woo.[4] Viisegɔ pa'alɛ ti sɛba n tɔgeri Akan wa paɛ kalɛ  '80%',[4] gee nɛresɛba n kɔ'ɔm dɛna tɔgum miŋa la kalɛ de la 44% bɔna solemiine puan.[4][5]. Ba tɔgum la busebo ti ba yi'ira ti Bono la de la sɛla ti ba tɔgera di bɔna Ivory Coast.[6]Akan diimi sa la ba yuum tari la sɛla ti tu yi'ira yelebɛa yizuto la la ana wuu noun Bantu yetɔgum duma la n tari  la. La de la sira ti nananawa wa la ke le bɔna bala amaa sɛla n gee fii la pa'alɛ ti yele was kelum bɔna bini mɛ Akan zo'ori yelebɛa naaŋɔ duma puan.

Day		Male name	Female name
English	Akan
Monday	Dwoada	Kwadwo, Kojo	Adwoa
Tuesday	Benada	Kwabena, Kobina	Abena
Wednesday	Wukuada	Kweku, Kwaku	Akua
Thursday	Yawoada	Yaw, Kwaw	Yaa
Friday	Fiada	Kofi	Afia/Afua
Saturday	Memeneda	Kwame	Ama
Sunday	Kwasiada	Akwasi, Kwasi, Kwesi	Asi, Akosua, Esi

DayMale nameFemale nameEnglishAkanMondayDwoadaKwadwo, KojoAdwoaTuesdayBenadaKwabena, KobinaAbenaWednesdayWukuadaKweku, KwakuAkuaThursdayYawoadaYaw, KwawYaaFridayFiadaKofiAfia/AfuaSaturdayMemenedaKwameAmaSundayKwasiadaAkwasi, Kwasi, KwesiAsi, Akosua, EsiEnglishAkanHomeFieSchoolSukuuChurchAsɔreMarketDwaasoUniversity/Tertiary institutionSukuuponHospitalAyaresabea

Yelebɛa naaŋɔ (Morphology)

Akan diimi sa la ba yuum tari la sɛla ti tu yi'ira yelebɛa yizuto la la ana wuu noun Bantu yetɔgum duma la n tari  la. La de la sira ti nananawa wa la ke le bɔna bala amaa sɛla n gee fii la pa'alɛ ti yele was kelum bɔna bini mɛ Akan zo'ori yelebɛa naaŋɔ duma puan.[24]. Yetɔgum sebo ti ba yi'ira ti Akan (/əˈkæn/[2]), bii Twi-Fante,[3] de la yetɔgum ti Ghana nɛreba zo'e zo'e tara by tɔgera zi'an woo.[4] Viisegɔ pa'alɛ ti sɛba n tɔgeri Akan wa paɛ kalɛ  '80%',[4] gee nɛresɛba n kɔ'ɔm dɛna tɔgum miŋa la kalɛ de la 44%.[4][5]. Ba tɔgum la busebo ti ba yi'ira ti Bono la de la sɛla ti ba tɔgera di bɔna Ivory Coast.

Singular	Plural
abɔfra "child"	mmɔfra "children"
aboa "animal"	mmoa "animals"
abusua "family"	mmusua "families"
abirekyie "goat"	mmirekyie "goats"
adaka "box"	nnaka "boxes"
adanko "rabbit"	nnanko "rabbits"
aduro "medicine"	nnuro "medicines"
kraman "dog"	nkraman "dogs"
kanea "light", "lamp"	nkanea "lights", "lamps"
safoa "key"	nsafoa "keys"

Akan diimi sa la ba yuum tari la sɛla ti tu yi'ira yelebɛa yizuto la la ana wuu noun Bantu yetɔgum duma la n tari  la. La de la sira ti nananawa wa la ke le bɔna bala amaa sɛla n gee fii la pa'alɛ ti yele was kelum bɔna bini mɛ Akan zo'ori yelebɛa naaŋɔ duma puan. La de la sira ti nananawa wa la ke le bɔna bala amaa sɛla n gee fii la pa'alɛ ti yele was kelum bɔna bini mɛ Akan zo'ori yelebɛa naaŋɔ duma puan.Yetɔgum sebo ti ba yi'ira ti Akan (/əˈkæn/[2]), bii Twi-Fante,[3] de la yetɔgum ti Ghana nɛreba zo'e zo'e tara by tɔgera zi'an woo.[4] Viisegɔ pa'alɛ ti sɛba n tɔgeri Akan wa paɛ kalɛ  '80%',[4] gee nɛresɛba n kɔ'ɔm dɛna tɔgum miŋa la kalɛ de la 44%.. Ba tɔgum la busebo ti ba yi'ira ti Bono la de la sɛla ti ba tɔgera di bɔna Ivory Coast.[6]

Nɛreba Puti'ira (Bibliogrphy)

[Dolphyne, Florence Abena (January 1986). "The languages of the Akan peoples". Research Review. 2 (1). University of Ghana. Institute of African Studies: 1–22. ISSN 0855-4412.

Dolphyne, F. A. (1988). "The Volta–Comoé Languages". In Kropp Dakubu, Mary Esther (ed.). The Languages of Ghana. London: Kegan Paul International for the International African Institute. ISBN 978-0710302106.

Obeng, Samuel Gyasi (2000). "Vowel harmony and tone in Akan toponyms". Studies in the Linguistic Sciences. 30 (2): 173–183.

Osam, Emmanuel Kweku Ahen (1994). Aspects of Akan Grammar: A Functional Perspective (PhD thesis). Eugene, OR: University of Oregon.

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Kaalegɔ basɛba (Further reading)

Cleland, Esi; Gyang, Kofi Oteng; Imbeah, Nana Kodwo (Jojoo); Imbeah, Paa Kwesi (2005). Modern Akan: A concise introduction to the Akuapem, Fanti and Twi language. Kasahorow Language Guides. Accra: Kasahorow. ISBN 978-9988-0-376-7-3.

Dolphyne, Florence Abena (1988). The Akan (Twi-Fante) Language: Its Sound Systems and Tonal Structure. Accra: Ghana Universities Press. ISBN 9964-3-0159-6.

Dolphyne, F. A. (1996). A Comprehensive Course in Twi (Asante) for the Non-Twi Learner. Accra: Ghana University Press. ISBN 9964-3-0245-2.

Nketia, William (2004). Twi für Ghana: Wort für Wort (in German). Bielefeld: Reise Know-How Verlag. ISBN 3-89416-346-1.

Obeng, Samuel Gyasi (2001). African anthroponymy: An ethnopragmatic and norphophonological study of personal names in Akan and some African societies. LINCOM studies in anthropology. Vol. 08. München: LINCOM Europa. ISBN 3-89586-431-5.

Redden, J. E.; Owusu, N. (1963). Twi Basic Course. Foreign Service Institute basic course series. Foreign Service Institute. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005280261. Reprint: Twi basic course. Hippocrene. 1995. ISBN 0-7818-0394-2.

Nyiŋa viisegɔ lɔgerɔ (External links)

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Journal of West African Languages: Akan

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Literature and articles in Ahanta Literature and articles in Ahanta dialect

English	Akan
Welcome	Akwaaba
Yes	Aane (Asante) Nyew (Fante) Yiw (Akuapem)
Okay/Alright	Yoo
No/Nope	Oho/Anhã (Fante) Daabi (Asante)
Good night	Da yie (Asante) literally "sleep well"
I'm going to sleep	Me rekɔ da (Fante)
How's it going?/How are you?	Ɛte sɛn? (Asante) could also be used in the non-literal sense as "hello"
Thank you	Medaase
Please/Excuse me/I beg your pardon	Mepa wo kyɛw
Song(s)/Music	Ndwom (Fante) Nnwom (Asante)
What is your name?	Wo din de sɛn?/Yɛfrɛ wo sɛn? (Asante) Wo dzin dze dεn? (Fante)
My name is.../I'm called...	Me dzin dze.../Wɔfrɛ me... (Fante)
How old is he/she?	Woedzi mfe ahen? (Fante)
How old are you?	Edzi mfe ahen (Fante)
Where is it?	Ɔwɔ hen?
I am going/I am taking my leave	Me rekɔ
Good	Mbo (Fante) Mmo (Asante)
Leave	Jo (Fante) Kɔ (Asante)
Well done	Ayɛ adze (Fante)
Stop	Gyae
Sleep	Da
Come	Bra
Come here	Bra ha
Come and eat	Bɛ didi

English	Akan
Welcome	Akwaaba
Yes	Aane (Asante) Nyew (Fante) Yiw (Akuapem)
Okay/Alright	Yoo
No/Nope	Oho/Anhã (Fante) Daabi (Asante)
Good night	Da yie (Asante) literally "sleep well"
I'm going to sleep	Me rekɔ da (Fante)
How's it going?/How are you?	Ɛte sɛn? (Asante) could also be used in the non-literal sense as "hello"
Thank you	Medaase
Please/Excuse me/I beg your pardon	Mepa wo kyɛw
Song(s)/Music	Ndwom (Fante) Nnwom (Asante)
What is your name?	Wo din de sɛn?/Yɛfrɛ wo sɛn? (Asante) Wo dzin dze dεn? (Fante)
My name is.../I'm called...	Me dzin dze.../Wɔfrɛ me... (Fante)
How old is he/she?	Woedzi mfe ahen? (Fante)
How old are you?	Edzi mfe ahen (Fante)
Where is it?	Ɔwɔ hen?
I am going/I am taking my leave	Me rekɔ
Good	Mbo (Fante) Mmo (Asante)
Leave	Jo (Fante) Kɔ (Asante)
Well done	Ayɛ adze (Fante)
Stop	Gyae
Sleep	Da
Come	Bra
Come here	Bra ha
Come and eat	Bɛ didi

English	Akan
Welcome	Akwaaba
Yes	Aane (Asante) Nyew (Fante) Yiw (Akuapem)
Okay/Alright	Yoo
No/Nope	Oho/Anhã (Fante) Daabi (Asante)
Good night	Da yie (Asante) literally "sleep well"
I'm going to sleep	Me rekɔ da (Fante)
How's it going?/How are you?	Ɛte sɛn? (Asante) could also be used in the non-literal sense as "hello"
Thank you	Medaase
Please/Excuse me/I beg your pardon	Mepa wo kyɛw
Song(s)/Music	Ndwom (Fante) Nnwom (Asante)
What is your name?	Wo din de sɛn?/Yɛfrɛ wo sɛn? (Asante) Wo dzin dze dεn? (Fante)
My name is.../I'm called...	Me dzin dze.../Wɔfrɛ me... (Fante)
How old is he/she?	Woedzi mfe ahen? (Fante)
How old are you?	Edzi mfe ahen (Fante)
Where is it?	Ɔwɔ hen?
I am going/I am taking my leave	Me rekɔ
Good	Mbo (Fante) Mmo (Asante)
Leave	Jo (Fante) Kɔ (Asante)
Well done	Ayɛ adze (Fante)
Stop	Gyae
Sleep	Da
Come	Bra
Come here	Bra ha
Come and eat	Bɛ didi

English	Akan
Welcome	Akwaaba
Yes	Aane (Asante) Nyew (Fante) Yiw (Akuapem)
Okay/Alright	Yoo
No/Nope	Oho/Anhã (Fante) Daabi (Asante)
Good night	Da yie (Asante) literally "sleep well"
I'm going to sleep	Me rekɔ da (Fante)
How's it going?/How are you?	Ɛte sɛn? (Asante) could also be used in the non-literal sense as "hello"
Thank you	Medaase
Please/Excuse me/I beg your pardon	Mepa wo kyɛw
Song(s)/Music	Ndwom (Fante) Nnwom (Asante)
What is your name?	Wo din de sɛn?/Yɛfrɛ wo sɛn? (Asante) Wo dzin dze dεn? (Fante)
My name is.../I'm called...	Me dzin dze.../Wɔfrɛ me... (Fante)
How old is he/she?	Woedzi mfe ahen? (Fante)
How old are you?	Edzi mfe ahen (Fante)
Where is it?	Ɔwɔ hen?
I am going/I am taking my leave	Me rekɔ
Good	Mbo (Fante) Mmo (Asante)
Leave	Jo (Fante) Kɔ (Asante)
Well done	Ayɛ adze (Fante)
Stop	Gyae
Sleep	Da
Come	Bra
Come here	Bra ha
Come and eat	Bɛ didi

English	Akan
Welcome	Akwaaba
Yes	Aane (Asante) Nyew (Fante) Yiw (Akuapem)
Okay/Alright	Yoo
No/Nope	Oho/Anhã (Fante) Daabi (Asante)
Good night	Da yie (Asante) literally "sleep well"
I'm going to sleep	Me rekɔ da (Fante)
How's it going?/How are you?	Ɛte sɛn? (Asante) could also be used in the non-literal sense as "hello"
Thank you	Medaase
Please/Excuse me/I beg your pardon	Mepa wo kyɛw
Song(s)/Music	Ndwom (Fante) Nnwom (Asante)
What is your name?	Wo din de sɛn?/Yɛfrɛ wo sɛn? (Asante) Wo dzin dze dεn? (Fante)
My name is.../I'm called...	Me dzin dze.../Wɔfrɛ me... (Fante)
How old is he/she?	Woedzi mfe ahen? (Fante)
How old are you?	Edzi mfe ahen (Fante)
Where is it?	Ɔwɔ hen?
I am going/I am taking my leave	Me rekɔ
Good	Mbo (Fante) Mmo (Asante)
Leave	Jo (Fante) Kɔ (Asante)
Well done	Ayɛ adze (Fante)
Stop	Gyae
Sleep	Da
Come	Bra
Come here	Bra ha
Come and eat	Bɛ didi

Akan consonant phonemes

		Labial	Alveolar	Dorsal	Labialized
Nasal	plain	/m/	/n/		/nʷ/
	geminated		/nː/		/nːʷ/
Stop	voiceless	/p/	/t/	/k/	/kʷ/
	voiced	/b/	/d/	/ɡ/	/ɡʷ/
Fricative		/f/	/s/	/h/	/hʷ/
Trill			/r/
Approximant			/l/	/j/	/w/

Allophones of Akan consonants

		Labial	Alveolar		Dorsal		Labialized
			Phoneme	Allophones	Phoneme	Allophones	Phoneme	Allophones
Nasal	plain	/m/	/n/	[n~ŋ, ɲ, ɲĩ]			/nʷ/	[ŋʷ, ɲᶣ]
	geminated		/nː/	[ŋː, ɲːĩ]			/nːʷ/	[ɲːᶣ]
Stop	voiceless	/p/	/t/	[t]	/k/	[k, tɕ~cç]	/kʷ/	[kʷ, tɕᶣ]
	voiced	/b/	/d/		/ɡ/	[ɡ, dʑ~ɟʝ]	/ɡʷ/	[ɡʷ, dʑᶣ]
Fricative		/f/	/s/		/h/	[h, ɕ]	/hʷ/	[hʷ, ɕᶣ]
Trill			/r/	[ɾ, r, ɽ]
Approximant			/l/		/j/		/w/	[w, ɥ]

Akan consonant phonemes

		Labial	Alveolar	Dorsal	Labialized
Nasal	plain	/m/	/n/		/nʷ/
	geminated		/nː/		/nːʷ/
Stop	voiceless	/p/	/t/	/k/	/kʷ/
	voiced	/b/	/d/	/ɡ/	/ɡʷ/
Fricative		/f/	/s/	/h/	/hʷ/
Trill			/r/
Approximant			/l/	/j/	/w/

Allophones of Akan consonants

		Labial	Alveolar		Dorsal		Labialized
			Phoneme	Allophones	Phoneme	Allophones	Phoneme	Allophones
Nasal	plain	/m/	/n/	[n~ŋ, ɲ, ɲĩ]			/nʷ/	[ŋʷ, ɲᶣ]
	geminated		/nː/	[ŋː, ɲːĩ]			/nːʷ/	[ɲːᶣ]
Stop	voiceless	/p/	/t/	[t]	/k/	[k, tɕ~cç]	/kʷ/	[kʷ, tɕᶣ]
	voiced	/b/	/d/		/ɡ/	[ɡ, dʑ~ɟʝ]	/ɡʷ/	[ɡʷ, dʑᶣ]
Fricative		/f/	/s/		/h/	[h, ɕ]	/hʷ/	[hʷ, ɕᶣ]
Trill			/r/	[ɾ, r, ɽ]
Approximant			/l/		/j/		/w/	[w, ɥ]