Twi is a language spoken in West Africa, mainly in Ghana but also in Cote d’Ivoire, by the Bono, Asante, and Akuapem peoples. It is made up of a mutually intelligible dialect continuum.
Writing System: Twi is written with a Latin alphabet, though it has some symbols that are different and represent sounds found in Twi.
Word Order: Twi has a Subject-Verb-Object default word order, much like English.
Dialects: there are three main dialects of Twi, each with its own standardized writing system: Asante Twi, Akuapem Twi, and Fante.
Sounds: Twi does not have the English sounds ‘j’, ‘th’, or ‘v’. Twi speakers often have difficulty pronouncing the ‘th’ sound in English, and may say ‘day’ for ‘they’, ‘tin’ for ‘thin’, etc.
Welcome: Akwaaba
Hello (General greeting): Agoo
How are you? Wo ho te sεn? (frm)
Reply to ‘how are you?’: Me ho yε ("My body is fine")
What’s your name? Yɛferɛ wo sɛn?
Good morning: Me ma wo akye
Goodbye: Nante yiye
Yes: Aane
No: Daabi
I don’t understand: Mente aseɛ