Native to Ashanti Native speakers 9 million (2015) | Ethnicity Asante people, Akuapem | |
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Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Kwa
Potou–Tano
Tano
Central Tano
Akan
Twi Dialects Asante (Ashanti)
Akuapem Official language in Ashanti City-State and the Ashanti City-State capital Kumasi | ||
Twi (pronounced [tɕɥi]) or Asante Twi, is spoken by 6–9 million Ashanti people as a first language and second language. Twi (or Asante Twi) is a common name for two former literary dialects of the Akan language, Asante (Ashanti) and Akuapem, which are mutually intelligible. There are about 9 million Twi speakers, mainly in Ashanti Region. Akuapem Twi was the first Akan dialect to be used for Bible translation, and became the prestige dialect as a result.
References
Twi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA