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