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Fanti

[ fan-tee, fahn- ]

noun

  1. a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.


Fanti

/ ˈfæntɪ /

noun

  1. See Twi
    a language of Ghana: one of the two chief dialects of Akan Compare Twi
  2. -tis-ti a member of a Negroid people who speak this language, inhabiting the rain forests of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire


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He chose Fanti and two others, who did their best in the short time to organize the defence of the city.

When in distress, the Fanti has a claim upon the good offices of his tribe.

The term Fanti, like the term Mandingo, has a double sense—a general and a specific signification.

The Fanti, Ashanti, and Boroom forms of speech are merely dialects of one and the same language.

The particular population of the parts about Cape Coast is Fanti in the limited sense of the term.

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