Twi, also known as Akan Kasa, or Akan-speak, is a dialect of the Akan language, spoken in southern and central Ghana by several million people, mainly of the Akan people, the largest of the seventeen major ethnic groups in Ghana.
Twi has about 17–18 million speakers in total, including second-language speakers; about 80% of the Ghanaian population speaks Twi as a first or second language.
It is also spoken by the people of southeastern Cote d'Ivoire.
Twi is a tonal language with 22 alphabets.
INTERESTING INFORMATION ABOUT THE TWI LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND PEOPLE
- Twi is known as Akan kasa
- It is the language spoken mostly by the people in southern and central Ghana.
- Twi is the national language after English and is commonly spoken throughout the country
WHY LEARN TWI
- To understand what your family is saying. This is especially needed if some of your relatives live in Ghana
- Improve Business relations-Business and professional documents are often written in English but in order to build a better client relationship, learning a few phrases in Twi will be beneficial.
- Enjoy your experience in Ghana
In this 10-week course, you will learn more about the Twi language.
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