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Kofi jomoa
[edit] Inconsistencies
There are some inconsistencies and repetitions in this article. Firstly, on the Akan_languages page it lists Fante as separate from the two Twi dialects. Neither this page, nor Ethnologue, calls the language "Fante Twi". Fante has its own 3 letter code on SIL: [fat]. At the top of the article it says Fante is one of three Twi dialects, but on the bottom it says Twi is similar to Fante.
Also, although there are three names for Fante (also Fanti and Mfantse), it would be better to use one form to avoid confusion. This page has both Fante and Fanti. Wikipedia uses Fante and SIL uses Fanti. I would recommend using Fanti_language rather than Fante_language. - Parsa 22:51, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
David Eddyshaw
[edit] Inconsistencies 2
I second Mr Jomoa in flagging up inconsistencies in the article.
In Ghana, "Twi" is specifically the language of the Ashanti. Speakers of Fante don't call their language "Twi".
Fante/Akuapem/Twi is a single language in the technical linguistic sense that speakers of one variety can understand all; as with the similar situation with Danish/Swedish/Norwegian in Europe, there is no term in normal everyday use for the whole "language".
The (basically cultural) term "Akan" has been used to describe this language in linguistic literature. Not everybody who is culturally Akan speaks Fante or Akuapem or Twi however.
Incidentally, to native English speakers, the name of the language sounds like "Chee" not "Twee" as the article suggests. The initial consonant is much more like English "ch" than "t"; it is pronounced with simultaneous lip-rounding, which untrained native English speakers mostly can't hear at all.
[edit] esun "market"?
In Toki Pona, there is a word esun "store" that is supposed to be Akan. Does anyone know what the original word might have been? kwami (talk) 06:20, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
