Twi language
Twi (pronounced 'chwee') is a language spoken in Ghana by about 6 million people. It is a dialect of the Akan language, which in turn belongs to the Kwa language family.
There are many divisions of the twi languanges, but they are all muttually intelligble. the akan people are noted for their decorative stools and ornaments, and their kente cloth, which has become a sign of not just ghanaian but african pride. they also have many symbols, the most well known being the "gye nyame" symbol, meaning except God
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Bibilography
- Obeng, Samuel Gyasi. (2001). African anthroponymy: An ethnopragmatic and norphophonological study of personal names in Akan and some African societies. LINCOM studies in anthropology 08. Muenchen: LINCOM Europa. ISBN 3-89586-431-5.