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MISCELLANEOUS Early last month Apple updated iOS to version 5. This update came with some wonderful new apps such as Newstand and Reminder and all sorts... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE Have you ever been caught up in an emergency situation in Ghana where you found yourself with people who only spoke Twi? |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE A heteronym is a group of words with identical spellings but different meanings and pronunciations. Heteronyms in Asante Twi fall under Nasal and Tonal... |
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AKAN CULTURE It is easy to point out musical instruments like the guitar, piano, trumpet and violin. How about the Nnawuta, Sεperεwa, Donno, Torowa and Prεpεnsua?
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AKAN CULTURE In cultures all over the world, you are sure to witness the art of dancing expressed in varied actions. All dance forms involve a... |
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AKAN CULTURE Architecture is a very important part of culture. It's amazing how Chinese buildings come in an exclusively unique style while buildings in Rome feature... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE The most effective way to initialize a conversation in Twi is to first introduce yourself. Let's brush up on some basic Twi to... |
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AKAN CULTURE A colour is as strong as the impression it creates. It has the potential to describe a mood, occasion, occurrence or give an identity. |
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AKAN CULTUREIt might interest you to know that every Twi name consists of a soul name ( Kra din) and a surname ( Din... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE It can be very wearisome buying things on the busy streets of Ghana, but if you can speak some Twi, this can bring... |
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AKAN CULTURE It is commonplace in the Akan society to see family elders discussing important issues in a language not easily comprehended by children or people... |
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MISCELLANEOUS 1st July is here again as all Ghanaians rejoice and reflect on the fight for Ghana’s political sovereignty from the former British colonial government. |
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MISCELLANEOUS As we continue to help more and more people to learn African languages on Macs, PCs and mobile devices, Nkyea Learning Systems has just released... |
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MISCELLANEOUS Anwenneε pa nkasa ( Good beads do not speak - meaning: quality does not promote itself) is a popular Akan proverb. This thoughtfully coined... |
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AKAN CULTURE Did you know that our fingers have various names and meanings in different cultures? In this article we shall learn about the names of... |
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MISCELLANEOUS Hello Twi language learners, today we are pleased to announce the completely redesigned "Twi Phrase of the Day" widget on our website.
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MISCELLANEOUS The wait is over and today we've finally released our long awaited Swahili language iPhone and iPad app, simply called Basic Swahili. Basic Swahili uses everyday... |
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NKYEA TWI PRIMER One of the most obvious things you realize when learning the Twi language is its accent, which is a bit difficult to grasp... |
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AKAN CULTURE Everybody can have a Twi name. Do you know that the Akan people living in Ghana give names using the day on which one... |
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MISCELLANEOUS We all love Valentine's Day, a day when we express love to the people we care about. Do you have a Ghanaian loved one that... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE Remainder and reminder are two totally different English words that look almost the same, and depending on your English accent, may even sound... |
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NKYEA TWI PHRASEBOOK It's been over a month since we last updated Nkyea Twi Phrasebook for the iPhone and iPod touch and since then we've been... |
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AKAN CULTURE As you learn how to speak the Twi language it is also very imperative that you learn a few Twi proverbs. A good Twi... |
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MISCELLANEOUS They are very popular and extremely important symbols in the Asante culture. You've most probably seen them on cloth, in books, used as decorations on... |
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AKAN CULTURE I'd like to introduce you to fufu, a delicious starchy Akan dish eaten mostly in Ghana. We'll learn the Twi names of the ingredients... |
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MISCELLANEOUS Happy Farmers Day to everyone in Ghana. A farmer is an important person in Ghana. In Ghana, farmers plant everything from pepper to Cocoa. Everything... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE In the two previous articles about time, we learnt about how to tell the time all round the clock. We should now be... |
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NKYEA TWI PHRASEBOOK It is with extra delight that we announce today that we’ve released a complete makeover of Nkyea Twi Phrasebook for the iPhone and... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE How are you getting on with telling the time after our last article? I hope you are doing great.
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE It is about time to talk about "time" in Twi. Telling the time in Twi is not really difficult at all. All you... |
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AKAN CULTURE Most of us call our fathers "daddy" and our mothers "mommy" and prefer to call most of our relatives "uncle this", "aunt that" and... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE In the Twi language, saying "Daabi" means "No", but it is considered rude by a lot of people in Ghana to answer somebody... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE Once you've started learning Twi and you've mastered the basic structures with at least 500 words using Nkyea Twi Primer or any good... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE In our previous article, we looked at the 3 misconceptions about learning the Twi language and how not to learn the Twi language.... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE Seeing how not to learn the Twi language can help you to see more clearly. Here are 3 common misconceptions about learning to... |
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NKYEA TWI PRIMER As we are in the forefront of the Twi language learning software market, we have always tried very hard to make the beautiful... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE In Ghana you hardly hear people counting numbers in Twi, except when they are doing transactions where the range is 0 to 10.... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE Do you know how to properly pronounce all the Twi words you come across? If you don’t, don’t worry at all. There are... |
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MISCELLANEOUS As you may know, Nkyea Learning Systems develops and sells an iPhone app for learning to speak the Asante Twi language, called Nkyea Twi Phrasebook... |
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MISCELLANEOUS Ghana's currency is known as the cedi (¢). US$1 is approximately equivalent to ¢1.45. When you are in Ghana you can exchange all the major... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE It can be very embarrassing and frustrating when you find yourself face to face with a Twi speaker and can't speak a single... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE Have you ever been lost finding a place in Ghana before? It can be a very unpleasant situation if you can't speak a... |
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MISCELLANEOUS First of all, Happy Social Media Day to every body. We read a lot of blog comments, Facebook post and Tweets that go like " I... |
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MISCELLANEOUS The World Cup is currently ongoing in South Africa, but for those of us who could not make the trip we are going to be... |
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AKAN CULTURE So what do you have to say when you are leaving the presence of someone who speaks Twi? In this article, we shall familiarize... |
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AKAN CULTURE What are the Twi phrases and expressions you should be familiar with when knocking and entering the house of a person who speaks Twi?... |
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NKYEA TWI PHRASEBOOK First of all, I would like to thank everyone who has downloaded Nkyea Twi Phrasebook for the iphone. We hope that the app... |
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MISCELLANEOUS So why do you have to learn the Ghanaian language, known as Twi anyway? Well, I have outlined eight reasons why I think learning to... |
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NKYEA TWI PRIMER Asante Twi is the most widely spoken dialect of the Akan language. It is spoken by about 40 percent of people in Ghana... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE When you visit Ghana, the best place to really sample local food is from one of the local restaurants known as chop bars.... |
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MISCELLANEOUS It is a fact that Ghanaians are one of the best people you can be in a relationship with, so wouldn’t it be great if... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE Even though Ghana is an English speaking country, most people prefer to speak Twi and Pidgin English. A lot of people actually don’t... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE Have you ever heard of the word tu? It means 'to dig' in Twi. If I want to say 'keep digging' I will... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE When it comes to learning English, I think verbs and tenses create the most problems for a lot of non-English speakers. Let's face... |
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NKYEA TWI PRIMER Learning the Twi language can be a very daunting but Ike and I have tried very hard to put in all the ingredients... |
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NKYEA TWI PRIMER If you use the right course, learning the Twi language can be very easy. That is why we have developed Nkyea Twi Primer,... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE In this blog post we shall learn about a few adjectives and how to use them in simple Twi sentences. By definition, Adjectives... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE One of the most confusing things with Twi language, to English speakers, is word arrangement. A lot of people get confused as to... |
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LEARNING TWI LANGUAGE I get a lot of questions from foreigners these days about how to greet and respond in the Twi Language. Well I have... |
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AKAN CULTURE The Akan people, give their children names according to the day of the week on which they were born, as shown in the table... |
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NKYEA TWI PRIMER Hello Everyone, my name is Nana Kwabena Sarpong. I live and work as a software developer in Kumasi, Ghana. Having lived my formative... |
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