Asante Twi

Asante Twi, also known as Ashanti, Ashante, or Asante, is one of the principal varieties of the Twi-Fante language. As the variety spoken by the Asante people (formerly known as Ashanti), is one of the three literary standards of Twi-Fante, the others being Akuapem Twi and Fante.^[2][3][4] There are over 3.8 million speakers of Asante, mainly concentrated in Ghana and southeastern Côte d'Ivoire,^[2] and especially in and around the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

NativetoAshanti

EthnicityAshanti

Native speakers

3.8 million (2013)^[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

• Atlantic–Congo
  • Volta–Congo
    • Kwa
      • Potou–Tano
        • Tano
          • Akan
            • Twi-Fante
              • (core)
                • Asante-Akyem-Kwahu dialect
                  • Asante Twi

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Asante Twi
Asah
Native to	Ashanti
Ethnicity	Ashanti
Native speakers	3.8 million (2013)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Akan Twi-Fante (core) Asante-Akyem-Kwahu dialect Asante Twi
Writing system	Latin, Braille
Official status
Regulated by	Akan Orthography Committee
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	asan1239

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