Asante Twi-English/English-Asante Twi Dictionary & Phrasebook

Book Overview

The Akan language is a group of dialects within the larger Niger-Congo language, whose other branches include Swahili, Yoruba, Igbo and Zulu. The subgroup of Akan known as Twi includes the dialects of Akuapem and Asante. This guide features Asante Twi. The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast are the largest ethnic group in both countries, and have a population of roughly 20 million people. Akan cultural traditions, such as the vibrant kente cloth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781813298
• ISBN13: 9780781813297
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.4" x 7.0"