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