Numbers in Twi

Information about counting in Twi, a variety of Akan, a member of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo language family spoken in Ghana.

If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.

Numeral	Cardinal numbers
0	ohunu
1	baako
2	mmienu
3	mmiɛnsa
4	ɛnan, nan
5	enum, num
6	ensia, nsia
7	ɛnson, nson
8	nwɔtwe
9	ɛnkron, nkron
10	edu, du
11	dubaako
12	dummienu
13	dummiɛnsa
14	dunan
15	dunum
16	dunsia
17	dunson
18	dunwɔtwe
19	du nkron
20	aduonu
20	aduonu
21	aduonu baako
22	aduonu mmienu
23	aduonu mmiɛnsa
24	aduonu nan
25	aduonu num
26	aduonu nsia
27	aduonu nson
28	aduonu nwɔtwe
29	aduonu nkron,
30	aduasa
40	aduanan
50	aduonum
60	aduosia
70	aduoson
80	aduɔwɔtwe
90	aduɔkron
100	ɔha
101	ɔha ne baako
200	ahanu
300	ahasa
400	ahanan
500	ahanum
600	ahansia
700	ahanson
800	ahanwɔtwe
900	ahankron
1000	apem
2000	mpem mmienu, mpenu
3000	mpem mmiɛnsa
4000	mpem nan
5000	mpem num
6000	mpem nsia
7000	mpem nson
8000	mpem nwɔtwe
9000	mpem nkron
10,000	mpem du
1 million	ɔpepem
1 billion	ɔpepepem

Hear some of these numbers:

Information about Twi numbers
http://nkyea.com/blog/how-to-count-in-asante-twi/
https://www.learnakan.com/numbers-in-twi-how-to-count-in-twi/
https://www.memrise.com/course/543632/numbers-in-akan-twi-akuapem-dialect/
https://quizlet.com/4725895/twi-numbers-1-40-flash-cards/
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Twi_phrasebook

If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.

Information about Twi | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel

Numbers in Kwa languages

Akan, Akuapem, Ga, Twi

Numbers in other languages

Alphabetical index | Language family index

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