Nkanee (Counting)

Objective
NKANEE (COUNTING)
Introduction

Counting is essential in the daily life of a person especially the Akans. We need numbers to indicate the quantity of items we have, to be able to transact business, to buy and sell, to tell the time, and to make appointments. We need numbers to talk about our itinerary and our daily time table. In Akan, counting is done in tens. When we do not want to use specific numbers we use quantifiers. Counting from 1-10 for humans is different from counting objects. After working your way through this chapter you must be able to: a. Count from one to thousand and beyond b. Express the quantity of items they have c. Express the quantity of nouns