twi-

¹ American  

1. a combining form meaning “two,” “twice”.

   twibill.

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Twi ² American  

[chwee, chee, twee] / tʃwi, tʃi, twi /

Also Tshi

noun

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

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Twi British  

/ twiː /

noun

1. Formerly called: Ashanti.  a language of S Ghana: one of the two chief dialects of Akan Compare Fanti

2. a member of the Negroid people who speak this language

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Usage

What does twi- mean? Twi- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “two” or “twice.” It appears in some older, mostly obsolete and rare terms.Twi- ultimately comes from the Old English twi-, closely related to two, twelve, twice, twin, and even twig. The Latin counterpart to twi- is bi- and the Greek is di-.Twi- isn’t productive in English today, with two, twin, and twice variously combined with words to do the former work of twi-. Combining forms derived from other languages, such as bi- or di-, are widely used, especially in technical terms.

Etymology

Origin of twi-

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

Example Sentences

He does not speak Twi and said he has struggled to make friends and feels socially anxious.

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"It was English that was spoken in the house when I was growing up - that and the Ghanaian language called Twi," he said.

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"I didn't understand Ga. I didn't understand Twi. I didn't understand Pidgin," the 49-year-old tells me.

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But his critics have doubts, pointing out that Ghana plunged into its worst electricity crisis during his first term and the power cuts were so bad that Mahama joked at the time that he was known as "Mr Dumsor" - "dum" means "off" and "sor" means "on" in the local Twi language.

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The power cuts were so bad that Mahama joked at the time that he was known as "Mr Dumsor" - dum means off and sor means on in the local Twi language.

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