Akyem Twi

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Akyem Twi is a regional variety of the Akan language spoken primarily by the Akyem people in Ghana.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Akyem Twi canonical 1
Akyem dialect of Twi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
spoken language variety
variety of Akan
closelyRelatedTo Akuapem Twi
Asante Twi
country Ghana
hasAlternativeName Akyem dialect of Twi
linked to: Akyem Twi
hasAncestor Proto-Akan
hasEthnicAssociation Akyem ethnic group
linked to: Akyem people
hasGrammarSimilarTo other Akan dialects
hasPhonologySimilarTo other Twi dialects
hasRegion Akyem Abuakwa area
linked to: Akyem Abuakwa

Akyem Bosome area
linked to: Akyem Bosome

Akyem Kotoku area
hasStandardForm Akan orthography
hasUsageStatus living language variety
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
isPartOf Akan cultural sphere
linked to: Akan cultural area
languageFamily Akan languages
linked to: Akan language

Atlantic–Congo languages
Central Tano languages
Kwa languages
Niger–Congo languages
Potou–Tano languages
Tano languages
partOf Akan language continuum
linked to: Akan language
sharesMutualIntelligibilityWith Akuapem Twi
Asante Twi
other Akan dialects
spokenBy Akyem people
spokenIn Eastern Region of Ghana
Ghana
subclassOf Akan language variety
Twi
linked to: Twi language
usedFor everyday communication
local trade
oral tradition
writingDirection left-to-right

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Twi hasDialect Akyem Twi
Akyem Twi hasAlternativeName Akyem dialect of Twi
linked to: Akyem Twi