Asante Twi Dictionary & Phrasebook

Author: Editors of Hippocrene Books
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
ISBN: 9780781813297
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Ghana and the Ivory Coast with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics."--Back cover.

Let's Learn Twi

Author: Paul A. Kotey
Publisher: Africa Research and Publications
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description
This guide to Twi, the language of the Akan people of Ghana, incorporates Akan culture into the instruction. While primarily of use to the lay person, it will, however, also be welcomed by the more academic linguist wishing to learn more about the language's structure.

A Comprehensive Course in Twi (Asante) for the Non-Twi Learner

Author: Florence Abena Dolphyne
Publisher: Ghana University Press
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
Asante Twi is the most widely spoken of the dialects of the Akan language, and Akan is spoken by about forty four percent of Ghana's population as a first language. It is also used as a second language by many others. The author, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Ghana, has written the bookto introduce a non-Twi beginner to the spoken language, which forms themain focus. Dialogues are as natural and as close to current every day usage as possible. "...another book that should be very helpful to students and examiners in the Twi (Asante) language." (West Africa)

Asante Twi Learner's Dictionary

Author: Kasahorow
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781075698637
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
Learn to read Modern Akan.The Asante Twi Learner's Dictionary is a beginner's dictionary of Asante Twi Pronunciations in Akan and English.Contains basic nouns, verbs and adjectives to aid fast comprehension of any Modern Akan language book.Discover the joy of reading in Akan.Suitable for children 8 to 12 years old.

Twi-English/English-Twi Dictionary

Author: Paul A. Kotey
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
ISBN: 9780781802642
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
This concise Twi-English/ English-Twi dictionary (Akuapem Twi) is an unbeatable reference guide for travelers and students visiting Ghana. It features over 8,000 entries (each with commonsense phonetics) and useful vocabulary and expressions.

English to Twi Bilingual Picture Dictionary

Author: Arielle Phoenix
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781673673012
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30

Book Description
The English to Akan, Twi Picture Dictionary is a great resource whether you are teaching a child Twi or learning it yourself. It is a good starting point as it allows you to learn new words for everyday items and common animals. This book features bold and striking images as well as example sentences in both English and Twi, with highlighted keywords to help you learn and remember the words.

Let's Speak Twi

Author: Adams Bodomo
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publica Tion
ISBN: 9781575866048
Category : Twi language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Let's Speak Twi is an introductory textbook for those seeking proficiency in Akan/Twi, the most widely used and understood native language of Ghana. This book is a systematic introduction to Akan and Ghanaian culture through the language learning process. Included are exercises and activities that require active participation on the part of the learner. The book also serves as a useful companion for academics and others embarking on field-trips to Ghana and neighboring countries where Twi is spoken.

Learnakan Conversational Twi Guide

Author: Stephen Awiba
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789988292904
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
The aim of most learners of Twi is to attain optimal communicative competence in the shortest possible time. It is for this reason that we have put together this rather exhaustive conversation guide to help all learners. LearnAkan Conversational Twi Guide is intended for use by beginner, intermediate and advanced Twi learners alike. It features phrases and sentences used in natural conversation settings. In all, the e-book is divided into seventy-eight (78) sections, with each section dealing with a different communicative situation.

LearnAkan Twi Idioms Guide

Author: Stephen Awiba
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789988292911
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
As a Twi learner, or a non-native speaker of Twi, you may have heard a native speaker use an expression that you knew the meanings of all its constituent words but still couldn't tell what the expression meant overall. This is typically characteristic of proverbs, idioms, and other such sayings. The purpose of LearnAkan Twi Idioms Guide is twofold: to help you make sense of some key idiomatic expressions in Twi to equip you to be able to use them yourself when speaking Twi The guide is intended for use by learners of Twi of all levels, as well as non-native speakers. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL THE IDIOMS COVERED IN THIS BOOK ARE IN THE ASANTE TWI DIALECT

The Ghana Reader

Author: Kwasi Konadu
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 082237496X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 329

Book Description
Covering 500 years of Ghana's history, The Ghana Reader provides a multitude of historical, political, and cultural perspectives on this iconic African nation. Whether discussing the Asante kingdom and the Gold Coast's importance to European commerce and transatlantic slaving, Ghana's brief period under British colonial rule, or the emergence of its modern democracy, the volume's eighty selections emphasize Ghana's enormous symbolic and pragmatic value to global relations. They also demonstrate that the path to fully understanding Ghana requires acknowledging its ethnic and cultural diversity and listening to its population's varied voices. Readers will encounter selections written by everyone from farmers, traders, and the clergy to intellectuals, politicians, musicians, and foreign travelers. With sources including historical documents, poems, treaties, articles, and fiction, The Ghana Reader conveys the multiple and intersecting histories of Ghana's development as a nation, its key contribution to the formation of the African diaspora, and its increasingly important role in the economy and politics of the twenty-first century.