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Twi

The Twi Language program contains 6 hours of audio, and one textbook in PDF file format with 239 pages.

Each of the twenty lessons begins with a Basic Dialogue which forms the core of the lesson. A student controls a lesson to the extent to which he has learned the dialogue by heart. Thorough memorization of the dialogue means thorough mastery of the text. Memorization is achieved by direct imitation of the audio material.

About the Twi Language

Asante Twi is the most widely spoken of the dialects of the Akan language. Akan is spoken by about 44 percent of Ghana's population as a first language by people living in the Ashanti Region and in parts of the Eastern, Western, Central, Volta, and Brong Ahafo Regions of the country. On account of its central geographical location among the dialects of Akan, Asante Twi is easily understood by speakers of the other Akan dialects. It is one of three literary dialects of Akan, the others being Akuapem Twi, spoken in parts of the Eastern Region, and Fante, spoken in the Central and parts of the Western Regions of Ghana.

Akuapem Twi, is a tone language. It is one of the major dialects/languages of the Akan family of languages. It is spoken by the people of the Akuapem traditional area. Akropong is the capital town of the Akuapem traditional area.

Until fairly recently, literacy in "Twi" was synonymous with literacy in Akuapem Twi. This is due to the work of the Basel Missionaries who introduced Christianity to the area in 1835, and introduced a written version of the "language" in 1842. Akropong became the craddle of the Presbyterian Church.

The most effective way to learn a new language is to practice speaking it as often as possible. It is hoped that anyone interested in learning to speak Twi will look out for Twi speakers and try to pratice the language with them. In Ghana, most traders in the urban centers and taxi drivers speak Twi, and the learner who happens to be in the country is advised to try and communicate with them in Twi.