Objective
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Lesson Vocabulary
Lesson Vocabulary
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Lesson Note
Grammar Notes
Some Kinship Terms
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BAAKO (SINGULAR) |
DODOɔ (PLURAL) |
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TWI |
ENGLISH |
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busuani |
Family member |
abusuafo |
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agya/papa/se |
father |
agyanom/papanom/senom |
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Eno/maame/ni |
mother |
Enonom/maamenom/Enanom |
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nana |
grandparent |
nananom |
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nanabarima |
grandfather |
nananom mmarima |
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nanabaa |
grandmother |
nananom mmaa |
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ɔba |
child |
mma |
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ɔbaa |
female |
mmaa |
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onua |
sibling |
anuanom |
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onua barima |
brother |
anuanom mmarima |
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onua baa |
sister |
anuanom mmaa |
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ɔba barima |
son |
mma mmarima |
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ɔba baa |
daughter |
mma mmaa |
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okunu |
husband |
nkununom |
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ɔyere |
wife |
nyerenom |
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onua panyin |
Elder brother |
anuanom mpanyimfoɔ |
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onua kumaa/ketewa |
Junior brother |
anuanom nkumaa/nketewa |
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sewaa |
aunt |
sewaanom |
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wɔfa |
uncle |
wɔfanom |
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wɔfaase |
nephew |
wɔfaasefoɔ |
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wɔfaasewa |
niece |
wɔfaasewafo |
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Ase |
In-law |
nsenom |
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asebarima |
father-in-law |
nsenom mmarima |
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asebaa |
Mother-in-law |
nsenom mmaa |
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akonta |
Brother-in-law |
nkonta |
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akumaa |
Sister-in-law |
nkumaanom |
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owura |
gentleman |
awuranom |
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awuraa |
lady |
nwuraaba |
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ɔbaabunu |
teenager |
mmaabunu |
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owurayere |
missus |
nwurayere |
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abaayewa |
Girl (young) |
mmaayewa |
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abarimua |
Boy (young) |
mmarimua |
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aberanteɛ |
Young man |
mmeranteɛ |
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ababaawa |
Young girl |
mmabaawa |
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aberewa |
Old lady |
mmerewa |
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akɔkora/akora |
Old man |
nkɔkora |
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Abofra/akwadaa |
child |
Mmofra/nkwadaa |
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Aberewa posoposo |
Very old lady |
Mmerewa posoposo |