Language code: tw

Technical information about ISO 639 language code tw

The table below provides technical details for the Twi language, designated by the tw code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code

tw

Name

Official

Twi

Native

Twi

Family
Akan
Scripts
Text direction

Left-to-Right

Plural rules

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Twi is part of the Niger-Congo language family, specifically within the Akan subgroup. It is primarily spoken in southern and central Ghana by the Akan people. Twi is written using the Latin script. It is estimated that there are around 10 million speakers worldwide.

Language presence globally

Speakers

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Twi speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

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