Twi Vocabulary | Days of the Week in Twi | Lesson 2 | LEARNAKAN.COM

[@jkaddo3541]

The best explanation I’ve ever had on the derivation of How Twi names follow the day of the week.

[@andreacarter6978]

Thank you for a very interesting lesson. I really appreciate the "Spell as" column. It really helps with pronouncing the words. Keep up the good work. ❤️

[@allayahisashemaiyisrael5399]

Shalom Medaase brother for these lessons Shalom

[@nicolewilliams7594]

I’ll be listen to this everyday until I get it. Thank you

[@sdxcdwsfc8446]

It intresting n educative keep up

[@learnakan]

I sure will. Medaase 😊

[@israelhobson]

This is super helpful! Medase paaaa

[@AllPraiseToYah]

Another great lesson brother.

[@Skyhigh_101]

i love this lesson

[@robinfreeman2696]

I really enjoyed this lesson! Some of the pronunciation is different from what I am used to though.

[@learnakan]

Glad you did😊. The other dialects have similar names so it's possible to hear different pronunciations of same. Thank you

[@learnakan]

Glad you did😊. The other dialects have similar names so it's possible to hear different pronunciations of same. Thank you

[@andrewattah2739]

Beautiful

[@natashadarko3066]

Natasha *AKUA* Dufie Darko - Wednesday

[@AllAboutPurple]

Can you do the Fante versions of the Akan names.....also I haven’t seen Afia spelled like Aphia or Equea like that...interesting Other versions I’ve seen: Akua -> Ekua Afia -> Efya or Efia

[@learnakan]

Thank you Yallipop. I'll see what I can do. Regarding the other spellings of the names, I believe you'll see a lot of those when you search for them on Facebook, for instance. Again, in Twi, these spellings ain't right

[@ahfimiwonawun]

I’m not surprised at the q for k thing. In Jamaica, certain historical figures who had these names, they were rendered differently sometimes in spelling. Like, we had a Kwaw(Thursday born) in our history. But his name is usually spelled Quao. We had a Kwabena and sometimes it’s spelled Qwabena. We had a Kwadwo, but it’s either spelled Cujo or Kojo. We had a lady we called Queen Cuba. She was a Wednesday born, typically spelled today as Akuba. And we had a Kwame. Sometimes it’s spelled that way, but also sometimes Quame. We had Kwasi too, but oftentimes it was spelled Quashee.

[@priscillaamo3436]

Monday - adwoa

[@cierandelle498]

I was born on a Saturday, so my Akan name is Ama.

[@learnakan]

Ama! Ɛte sɛn?

[@cierandelle498]

@@learnakan me hoyɛ!

[@emmanueldarko6487]

on a thursday like you

[@emmanueldarko6487]

which is yaw

[@LynnTarr]

I was born on Saturday so my name is Ami. I'm half Ewe.

[@franciscaabaidoo3934]

How do we say happy weekend in twi

[@5helly755]

The word for soul and cat are the same. Wow shows importance of cats! What does “man” mean if okraman is dog?

[@MasadaMathew]

I have always known Aba to be a Tuesday born but the internet is telling me it a Thursday born. Am I wrong or is the internet wrong, someone please help me out. Thanks

[@gametime9769]

I was born on kwasiada so I am kwesi

[@Koyasi78]

Hello me too. Same spelling, but I'm wondering why kwesi and not kwasi. Is it because of a different dialect? Born in america and trying to understand my name better

[@DK-ym8jr]

Medaase

[@71519949]

Hello Yaw, I am a female born on Thursday, and my parents gave me the name Yawaridi, but I see that a female born on a Thursday is Yaa. I was born in NYC, in 1958, and perhaps, back then, the correct information was not available. Your commentary about this, at your earliest convenience would be greatly appreciated. Medaase.

[@5helly755]

This is for a 7 day week. What happened to the other forces of nature that governed the 3 missing days from when people followed a 10 day week? How does this work when a people change calendars? Is no one born to emit those energies anymore or is it huge oversight? Because that would mean someone thinks they were born on one day but were actually born on another. I was told it was Europeans who changed from 10 day week to 5 day week to present 7 day week to disturb the societies rituals and that this change was so recent that there are people alive still who remember 5 day week.

[@deliciousness8183]

Who's here because of Moses Mccormick?

[@grandma.p]

Do you all have other names, too? What are you called in school or work?

[@learnakan]

Hello Pam, we sure have other names. These are our 'soul names' based on the day we're born, which are mostly not even included in our official names. Mostly.

[@adwoaagyapomaa5156]

You choose the name you wanna be called at your work, or school. But parents mostly call u with your soulnames

[@AdjoaAt]

I love your lessons, however, the is no Q in twi Alphabets so you should not accept and tell the alternative spellings of the twi names as shown in this lessons.

[@learnakan]

Noted. Thank you.

[@laptopm1113]

thought okra was cat

[@abenaohenewaa9772]

Laptop M cat is akura is also village kra din

[@learnakan]

Sorry for the late response Laptop M and Abena Ohenewaa. We have two Twi names for cat: 'ɔkra' and 'agyinamoa'.

[@adwoaagyapomaa5156]

@@abenaohenewaa9772 noo akura is mouse. Okra can be both cat and soul