Akan Teleteaching Course


Unit 1.9: Vocabulary

Note: The word items in the red area are compulsory for the Final Exam and have thus to be learnt by heart; whereas the words in the white area are also to be learnt but their active mastery will not be required for the Final Exam.
A-beánaanfemale name, born on Tuesday
A-dwoáanfemale name (Monday-born)
A-fuáanfemale name (Friday-born)
a-gyaánfather
A-koásuanfemale name (Sunday-born)
A-kuáanfemale (Wednesday-born)
AÁ-mmaánfemale name (Saturday-born)
A-santenänAsante person
a-wuraaánmiss, lady
bõkõõadv.good, great (used in greetings)
devbe called
e-dännname
ñ-boáõn1. stone, rock 2. price
ñ-hüénbody
ñ-müénrice (plant and grain)
ñ-naá n mother
fi / firi v 1. come or originate from 2. come out
fràñávcall, name
kaáaàn(Engl.) car
Kofänmale name (Friday-born)
Kwabenaánmale name (Tuesday-born)
Kwadwoánmale name (Monday-born)
Kwakuánmale name (Wednesday-born)
Kwaåmeànmale name (Saturday-born)
Kwasänmale name (Sunday-born)
kyeaávgreet
maadwoáphraseevening greeting (for 1 person)
maahæéphrasegood afternoon greeting (for 1 person)
maakyøéphrasegood morning greeting (for 1 person)
meprn.I, me
moprn. pl. you, your
naconj.and
nsæénalcoholidrink, liquor
násoconj.also, too
o-buronänEuropean, white person
o-nuaánsibling; brother, sister
O-nyameá adoám phrase by God's grace
O-nyankoápõánnGod
o-wuáraànmister, master
sñáninterrog.how many, much?
tev1. exist, live 2. be in a certain bodily condition
woáprn. sg. you
Yaaánfemale name (Thursday-born)
Yawnmale name (Thursday-born)

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