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Twi

Twi [ twee ] (plural Twi or Twis)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of Ghanaian people: a member of an African people who live in southern Ghana

2. Twi language: the language of the Twi people, a dialect of Akan. Native speakers: 1,400,000.

[Late 19th century. < Kwa]

Twi adjective
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