Twi

[ chwee, chee, twee ]

/ tʃwi, tʃi, twi /

noun

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

Also Tshi.

Definition for twi (2 of 2)

twi-

a combining form meaning “two,” “twice”: twibill.

Origin of twi-

Middle English, Old English; cognate with German zwie- (Old High German zwi-), Latin bi-, Greek di-. See two

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Examples from the Web for twi

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British Dictionary definitions for twi

Twi

/ (twiː) /

noun

a language of S Ghana: one of the two chief dialects of AkanFormerly called: Ashanti Compare Fanti

plural Twi or Twis a member of the Negroid people who speak this language

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