WELCOME TO 13-WEEKSTWI BASIC/INTERMEDIATE COURSE : BY PRINCE M. OBIRI-MAINOO
AKAN TWI INSTRUCTOR
JANUARY 09, 2010 WELCOME TO 13-WEEKSTWI BASIC/INTERMEDIATE COURSE
INTRODUCTION : INTRODUCTION AKWAABA (WELCOME)
My name is Obiri-Mainoo (Me din de Obiri-Mainoo)
I am Akan Twi Teacher (Me ye Akan Twi kyerekyereni)
Or (anaa se Me ye Akan Twi tikyani)
MY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND QUESTIONS : MY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND QUESTIONS In my posting on Facebook, Twitter and Wiziq, I asked that you register to be enrolled in the course
Registration was set for ……. . I have decided that you pay whatever amount you can afford
To do this, go to PayPal and send payment to:
computingci@yahoo.com
My email for all correspondence however is nationalafrica@yahoo.com
My questions are as follows:
WHAT IS YOUR GOAL : WHAT IS YOUR GOAL Please, let me know how much of Twi you know
Let me also know what you want to achieve at the end of the course.
I am going to pull down a white board, and you can either type or free write
Your level
Your goal or expectations
BASIC OR INTERMEDIATE : BASIC OR INTERMEDIATE WEEK 1 - January 09, 2010 Greetings - Nkyea
WEEK 2 - January 16, 2010 About Me - Me Ho Asem
WEEK 3 - January 23, 2010 Counting- Kan
WEEK 4 - January 30, 2010 Names- Din (Week and Family)
WHY GREETINGS/ NKYEA : WHY GREETINGS/ NKYEA It opens the door for any conversation
Among the Akans, it would be impolite to pass by people, especially in the villages without greetings
To our people, greeting a person shows that you are cultured or matured
It shows concern and respect, especially to adults.
WHAT TO KNOW B4 WE START : WHAT TO KNOW B4 WE START The vowels are
Aa Ee Ii Oo Uu 3 C (3 and C turned the other way). These are pronounced as follows
3 as in earth and
C as in ball
For your convenience, our alphabets are as follows:
A B D E 3 F G H I K L M N O C P R S T U W Y
GREETINGS/ NKYEA : GREETINGS/ NKYEA Maakye
Onua, maakye
Madamfo, maakye
Owura, maakye
Ante, maakye
Papa, maakye
Maame, maakye
Abrante3, maakye
Greetings According to Time of the day : Greetings According to Time of the day Maakye (ancpa) morning
Maaha (awia) afternoon
Maadwo (anwummer3 ne anadwo) – evening and night
In each case, the response is the same
Yaa scn
Yaa 3na
Yaa agya anaa yaa nua
Greetings (Showing Concern) : Greetings (Showing Concern) George greets: Maakye………
Daniel responds Yaa scn anaa yaa nua
George adds: Na wo ho te s3n?
Daniel responds: Me ho y3.
Daniel follows up: Na wo nso wo ho te s3n?
George responds: Me nso me ho y3.