The Jeliya catalogue uses Twi / Twi. Glottolog indexes the corresponding dialect as Twi (twii1234). Its ISO 639-3 code is twi. [1]
Draft — awaiting native-speaker review
Twi refers to Akan varieties including Asante and Akuapem. This entry is separate because dictionary sources catalogue Twi independently.
Opening retained from the existing catalogue; awaiting editorial and speaker review.The Jeliya catalogue uses Twi / Twi. Glottolog indexes the corresponding dialect as Twi (twii1234). Its ISO 639-3 code is twi. [1]
No dated, scope-checked speaker estimate has been approved for this page.
The catalogue classification follows this sequence: Atlantic-Congo → Volta-Congo → Kwa Volta-Congo → Nyo → Potou-Tano → Tano → Central Tano → Akanic → Akan. [1]
Awaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
Use ɛ ɔ and standard Twi spelling. Tone may be absent in ordinary text, so retain annotated learner recordings and examples.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.High/low tone with downstep; vowel harmony and nasalisation distinguish forms. ɛ and ɔ are not decorative variants of e and o; consonant–vowel combinations change surface sounds.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A reviewed alphabet, sound-by-sound IPA guide and reference recordings are still needed.
Awaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
SVO, serial verbs and aspect distinctions with grammatical tone; choose one variety before generalising a paradigm.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Asante or Akuapem Twi selected by learner
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Named child varieties in this record include Akuapem, Asante. These labels do not select Jeliya’s teaching variety. [1]
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Editorial adaptation: Jeliya
Language reviewer: awaiting appointment
Last revision: 10/12/2026
Harald Hammarström, Robert Forkel, Martin Haspelmath and Sebastian Bank
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Source checked: 10/12/2026