Fanti

He chose Fanti and two others, who did their best in the short time to organize the defence of the city.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King
When in distress, the Fanti has a claim upon the good offices of his tribe.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
The term Fanti, like the term Mandingo, has a double sense—a general and a specific signification.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
The Fanti, Ashanti, and Boroom forms of speech are merely dialects of one and the same language.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham

The particular population of the parts about Cape Coast is Fanti in the limited sense of the term.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for Fanti

Fanti

/ (ˈfæntɪ) /

noun

a language of Ghana: one of the two chief dialects of AkanCompare Twi

plural -tis or -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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