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Language code: twi

Technical information about ISO 639 language code twi

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The table below provides technical details for the Twi language, designated by the twi code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

twi

Name

Official

Twi

Native

Twi

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Asante TwiAkuapem TwiBono Twi
Related languages
FanteWasaNzemaAnyiBaoulé
Key facts
Twi is a two-tone language where pitch can change word meaningThe orthography uses the special vowels ɛ and ɔ in addition to the standard Latin setThe first full book printed in Ghana was an Akuapem Twi translation of the Bible in the 19th centuryPronouns are gender-neutral, so the same word covers 'he', 'she', and 'it'Reduplication is frequently used to express intensity, plurality, or continuous aspect.
Sample phrase

Maakye, wo ho te sɛn?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Twi language, identified by the code twi, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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