Word List for Akan (Twi)

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Entry	Akan (Twi) Orthography	Akan (Twi) IPA	English
1	dua	düíà	tail
2	dua	düìá	tree
3	papa	pàpá	father
4	papa	pápá	kindness
5	papa	pàpà	fan
6	mifi	mĩ̀fí	I leave (habitual)
7	mifi	mĩ̀fì	I come from (stative)
8	mifi Kumasi	mĩ̀fí kùmã́sí	I leave Kumasi
9	mifi Kumasi	mĩ̄fì kùmã́sí	I come from Kumasi
10	ɔhyɛ	ɔ̀ʃɛ́	he wears (habitual)
11	ɔhyɛ	ɔ̀ʃɛ̀	he wears (stative)
12	Kofi kɔɔfie	kòfí kɔ̀ːfɪ́ɛ́	Kofi went home
13	Kofi kɔɔfie	kòfí kɔ̀ːfɪ́ɛ̂	did Kofi go home?
14	ɔkɔ	ɔ̀kɔ́	he's gone
15	ɔkɔ	ɔ̀kɔ̂	is he gone?
16	ɔsa	ɔ̀sá	he dances
17	ɔsa	ɔ̀sâ	does he dance?
18	Kofi	kòfí	Kofi
19	Kofi	kòfî	Kofi?
20	obue	òbùé	he opens
21	obue	òbùê	does he open?
22	ɔda	ɔ̀dá	he dances
23	ɔda	ɔ̀dâ	does he dance?
24	odidi	òdìdí	he eats
25	didi	dìdì	eat itǃ
26	odidi	òdìdí	he eats
27	odidi	òdìdî	does he eat?
28	ɔkyerɛɛ adeɛ	ɔ̀tʃìrɛ́ɛ̀ àdíɛ́	he taught
29	ɔkyerɛɛ adeɛ	ɔ̀tʃìrɛ́ɛ̀ àdíɛ̂	did he teach?
30	ɔkɔtɔ	ɔ̀kɔ̀tɔ́	he goes to buy
31	ɔkɔtɔ	ɔ̀kɔ́tɔ̀	crab
32	uɔfa	uɔ̀fá	they take
33	uɔfa	uɔ̀fà	uncle
34	uanim	ẃunĩ̀m	you know
35	uafɔn	wáfɔ̀ŋ	you've lost weight
36	me papa	mĩ̀ pápá	my kindness
37	ma kɔda	màkɔ́dá	I've gone to bed
38	aberanteɛ	àbìránti	a young man
39	kɔŋkɔŋsani	kɔ̀ŋkɔ̀ŋsánĩ	gossip
40	ɔkɔ abɔnten akɔtɔ ataadeɛ abekyɛ	ɔ̀kɔ́ àbɔ̀ntĩ́n ákɔ̀tɔ́ àtàːdéɛ́ ábɛ̀ʃɛ́	she's gone out to buy a dress to wear