Twi
| Twi | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [tɕᶣi] |
| Native to | Ghana |
| Region | Ashanti Region |
| Ethnicity | |
Standard forms | |
| Latin | |
| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Akan Orthography Committee |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | tw |
| ISO 639-2 | twi |
| ISO 639-3 | twi (see [aka] for Ethnologue description) |
Twi (/tʃwiː, twiː, tʃiː/; Twi: [tɕᶣi]) is a synonym for the Akan language that is not used by the Fante people. As the name of a literary language, it may be either of the former literary standards, Asante or Akuapem; more broadly, it is applied to most if not all non-Fante dialects of Akan, including Ahafo, Akuapem, Akyem, Asante, Assin, Bono, Denkyira and Kwawu. Despite having an ISO code, it is not a linguistic grouping.