http://www.nkyea.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:40:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.nkyea.com/2011/10/two-meanings-to-a-word-heteronyms/ http://www.nkyea.com/2011/10/two-meanings-to-a-word-heteronyms/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:46:41 +0000 Veronica Onuman http://www.nkyea.com/?p=1808 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 categories.
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]]> http://www.nkyea.com/2011/09/do-you-know-these-five-ghanaian-musical-instruments/feed/ 0 http://www.nkyea.com/2011/08/lets-dance-adowa-5-ashanti-dance-gestures/ http://www.nkyea.com/2011/08/lets-dance-adowa-5-ashanti-dance-gestures/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:22:31 +0000 Veronica Onuman http://www.nkyea.com/?p=1769 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 lot of bodily gestures that communicate the message of strength, admiration, joy, humor, luck, love or even sorrow.
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]]> http://www.nkyea.com/2011/08/the-traditional-ashanti-building/feed/ 0 http://www.nkyea.com/2011/08/introducing-yourself-in-asante-twi/ http://www.nkyea.com/2011/08/introducing-yourself-in-asante-twi/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:17:07 +0000 Veronica Onuman http://www.nkyea.com/?p=1738 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 set us in gear to start a conversation in Asante Twi with ease.
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]]> http://www.nkyea.com/2011/08/introducing-yourself-in-asante-twi/feed/ 0 http://www.nkyea.com/2011/07/five-akan-colour-symbolisms-you-should-know/ http://www.nkyea.com/2011/07/five-akan-colour-symbolisms-you-should-know/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:40:32 +0000 Veronica Onuman http://www.nkyea.com/?p=1723 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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]]> http://www.nkyea.com/2011/07/five-akan-colour-symbolisms-you-should-know/feed/ 3 http://www.nkyea.com/2011/07/10-popular-asante-twi-names-and-their-accolades/ http://www.nkyea.com/2011/07/10-popular-asante-twi-names-and-their-accolades/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:15:18 +0000 Veronica Onuman http://www.nkyea.com/?p=1712 AKAN CULTUREIt might interest you to know that every Twi name consists of a soul name (Kra din) and a surname (Din Pa), such as Kwame Boateng.
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]]> http://www.nkyea.com/2011/07/10-popular-asante-twi-names-and-their-accolades/feed/ 0 http://www.nkyea.com/2011/07/how-to-purchase-a-pair-of-shoes-in-twi-dialogue/ http://www.nkyea.com/2011/07/how-to-purchase-a-pair-of-shoes-in-twi-dialogue/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:50:00 +0000 Veronica Onuman http://www.nkyea.com/?p=1699 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 your needs closer to you faster than you can imagine.
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]]> http://www.nkyea.com/2011/07/how-to-purchase-a-pair-of-shoes-in-twi-dialogue/feed/ 3 http://www.nkyea.com/2011/07/10-akan-idioms-you-must-know/ http://www.nkyea.com/2011/07/10-akan-idioms-you-must-know/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:34:16 +0000 Veronica Onuman http://www.nkyea.com/?p=1675 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 they consider immature.
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]]> http://www.nkyea.com/2011/07/10-akan-idioms-you-must-know/feed/ 0 http://www.nkyea.com/2011/06/learn-the-names-of-your-fingers-in-twi/ http://www.nkyea.com/2011/06/learn-the-names-of-your-fingers-in-twi/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:58:18 +0000 Veronica Onuman http://www.nkyea.com/?p=1597 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 our fingers and their meanings in Ashanti culture.
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