A Niger-Congo language and a member of the Kwa family, spoken by up to 8 million people in Ghana (mainly between the Volta and Tano Rivers) and the Cote d'Ivoire, with some further speakers in Togo. It is an important lingua franca in the region; also known as Akan.
The language is spoken in two major dialects - Ashanti and Fante, which are mutually intelligible, but sometimes considered as separate languages because of their different cultural and literary traditions. It was the Ashanti dialect, though, that began to be recognized as the proper base for a national literary language through the first half of the 20th century. Twi is spelt in the Roman alphabet, standardized in 1961 by the Bureau of Ghana Languages.
There are three main tones in Twi - high, middle and low. The tones are phonemic.
| Courses | |
| A comprehensive course in Twi (Asante) for the non-Twi learner | TWI CBEG 2 |
| Let's learn Twi | TWI CBEG 3 |
| Pimsleur language program [sound recording] : Twi | TWI CBEG 1(PACK) |
| Twi basic course | TWI CBEG 4; TWI CBEG 4(PACK) |
| Twi : Volume 1 | TWI CBEG 5(DVD) |
| Twi : Volume 2 | TWI CBEG 6(DVD) |
| Intermediate | |
| Ma Yenkan Akan (Twi) | TWI CINT 1 |
| Dictionaries | |
| Modern Akan dictionary : Akan-English English-Akan | TWI DICO 1 |
| Twi - English English - Twi : Concise dictionary | TWI DICO 2 |
| Grammar | |
| 102 Akan verbs : Master the verbs of the Akuapem, Fanti and Twi language | TWI GRAM 1 |
| Asante-Twi Learners' Reference Grammar | TWI GRAM 2 |
| Reference | |
| Ghana : the Bradt travel guide | TWI REF 1 |
| Vocabulary | |
| Akwaaba : Twi for tourists | TWI VOCAB 2 |
| Asante Twi dictionary & phrasebook : Asante Twi - English / English - Asante Twi | TWI VOCAB 1 |
| Tie Ma Mense Wo : Basic vocabulary for Asante-Twi learners | TWI VOCAB 3 |
| Amharic, Twi, Tigrinya and Yoruba flash cards | TIGR VOCAB 1(PACK) |