Twi
| Twi | |
|---|---|
| Asante Twi | |
| Native to | Ashanti |
| Ethnicity | Asante people, Akuapem |
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Native speakers
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9 million (2015) |
| Dialects | |
| Official status | |
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Official language in
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Ashanti City-State and the Ashanti City-State capital Kumasi |
| Regulated by | Akan Orthography Committee |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | tw (Twi) |
| ISO 639-2 | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog |
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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.
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