Hello and Welcome! Today, we're embarking on an exciting journey into the world of numbers in the Twi language. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refresh your skills, this lesson is designed to make learning Twi numbers both engaging and informative.
Twi, a language rich in culture and history, spoken primarily in Ghana, offers a unique way of counting and understanding numbers. This lesson will introduce you to the basics of Twi numbers, from 1 to a trillion!
By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to:
11. Dubaako - Eleven
12. Dummienu - Twelve
13. Dummiɛnsa - Thirteen
14. Dunan - Fourteen
15. Dunum - Fifteen
16. Dunsia - Sixteen
17. Dunson - Seventeen
18. Dunwɔtwe - Eighteen
19. Du nkron - Nineteen
20. Aduonu - Twenty
Note: The structure for numbers 11 to 19 follows a pattern: 'Du' (ten) plus the unit number.
21. Aduonu baako - Twenty-one
22. Aduonu mmienu - Twenty-two
23. Aduonu mmiɛnsa - Twenty-three
24. Aduonu nan - Twenty-four
25. Aduonu num - Twenty-five
26. Aduonu nsia - Twenty-six
27. Aduonu nson - Twenty-seven
28. Aduonu nwɔtwe - Twenty-eight
29. Aduonu nkron - Twenty-nine
30. Aduasa - Thirty
40. Aduanan - Forty
41. Aduanan baako-Forty-one
42. Aduanan mmienu-Forty-three
43. Aduanan mmiɛnsa-Forty-three
44. Aduanan nan-Forty-four
45. Aduanan num-Forty-five
46. Aduanan nsia-Forty-six
47.Aduanan nson-Forty-seven
48. Aduanan nwɔtwe-Forty-eight
49. Aduanan nkron-Forty-nine
50. Aduonum - Fifty
51. Aduonum- baako-Fifty-one
52. Aduonum mmienu-Fifty-two
53. Aduonum mmiɛnsa-fifty-three
54. Aduonum nana-Fifty-four
55. Aduonum num-Fifty-five
56. Aduonum nsia-Fifty-six
57. Aduonum nson-Fifty-seven
58. Aduonum nwɔtwe- Fifty-eight
59. Aduonum nkron-Fifty-nine
60. Aduosia - Sixty
61. Aduosia baako-Sixty-one
62. Aduosia mmienu- Sixty-two
63. Aduosia mmiεnsa- Sixty-three
64. Aduosia nan- Sixty-four
65. Aduosia num- Sixty-five
66. Aduosia nsia- Sixty-six
67. Aduosia nson-sixty-seven
68. Aduosia nwɔtwe- Sixty-eight
69. Aduosia nkron- Sixty-nine
70. Aduoson - Seventy
71. Aduoson baako-Seventy-one
72. Aduoson mmienu-Seventy-two
73. Aduoson mmiεnsa-Seventy-three
74. Aduoson nan-Seventy-four
75. Aduoson num-Seventy-five
76. Aduoson nsia-Seventy-six
77. Aduoson nson-Seventy-seven
78. Aduoson nwɔtwe-Seventy-eight
79. Aduoson nkron-Seventy-nine
80. Aduɔwɔtwe - Eighty
81. Aduɔwɔtwe baako- Eighty-one
82. Aduɔwɔtwe mmienu- Eighty-two
83. Aduɔwɔtwe mmiεnsa- Eighty-three
84. Aduɔwɔtwe nan- Eighty-four
85. Aduɔwɔtwe num- Eighty-five
86. Aduɔwɔtwe nsia- Eighty-six
87. Aduɔwɔtwe nson- Eighty-seven
88. Aduɔwɔtwe nwɔtwe- Eighty-eight
89. Aduɔwɔtwe nkron- Eighty-nine
90. Aduɔkron - Ninety
91. Aduɔkron baako- Ninety-one
92. Aduɔkron mmienu- Ninety-two
93. Aduɔkron mmiεnsa- Ninety-three
94. Aduɔkron nan- Ninety-four
95. Aduɔkron num- Ninety-five
96. Aduɔkron nsia- Ninety-six
97. Aduɔkron nson- Ninety-seven
98. Aduɔkron nwɔtwe- Ninety-eight
99. Aduɔkron nkron- Ninety-nine
100. Ɔha - One hundred
101 ɔha ne baako -one hundred and one
102 ɔha ne mmienu - one hundred and two
103 ɔha ne mmiɛnsa - one hundred and three
104 ɔha ne nan - one hundred and four
105 ɔha ne num - one hundred and five
106 ɔha ne nsia - one hundred and six
107 ɔha ne nson - one hundred and seven
108 ɔha ne nwɔtwe - one hundred and eight
109 ɔha ne nkron - one hundred and nine
110 ɔha ne du - one hundred and ten
Hundreds to thousand
100 ɔha - one hundred
200 ahanu - two hundred
300 ahasa - three hundred
400 ahanan - four hundred
500 ahanum - five hundred
600 ahansia - six hundred
700 ahanson - seven hundred
800 ahanwɔtwe - eight hundred
900 ahankron - nine hundred
1,000 apem - one thousand
1,001 apem ne baako one thousand and one
1,002 apem ne mmienu one thousand and two
1,003 apem ne mmiɛnsa one thousand and three
1,004 apem ne nan one thousand and four
1,005 apem ne num one thousand and five
1,006 apem ne nsia one thousand and six
1,007 apem ne nson one thousand and seven
1,008 apem ne nwɔtwe one thousand and eight
1,009 apem ne nkron one thousand and nine
1,010 apem ne du one thousand and ten
1,011 apem ne dubaako one thousand and eleven
1,012 apem ne dumienu one thousand and twelve
1,013 apem ne dumiɛnsa one thousand and thirteen
1,014 apem ne dunan one thousand and fourteen
1,015 apem ne dunum one thousand and fifteen
1,016 apem ne dunsia one thousand and sixteen
1,017 apem ne dunson one thousand and seventeen
1,018 apem ne dunwɔtwe one thousand and eighteen
1,019 apem ne dunkron one thousand and nineteen
1,020 apem ne aduonu one thousand and twenty
1,021 apem ne aduonu baako one thousand and twenty-one
1,022 apem ne aduonu mmienu one thousand and twenty-two
1,023 apem ne aduonu mmiɛnsa one thousand and twenty-three
1,024 apem ne aduonu nan one thousand and twenty-four
1,025 apem ne aduonu num one thousand and twenty-five
1,026 apem ne aduonu nsia one thousand and twenty-six
1,027 apem ne aduonu nson one thousand and twenty-seven
1,028 apem ne aduonu nwɔtwe one thousand and twenty-eight
1,029 apem ne aduonu nkron one thousand and twenty-nine
1,030 apem ne aduasa one thousand and thirty
1,040 apem ne aduanan one thousand and forty
1,050 apem ne aduonum one thousand and fifty
1,060 apem ne aduosia one thousand and sixty
1,070 apem ne aduɔson one thousand and seventy
1,080 apem ne aduɔwɔtwe one thousand and eighty
1,090 apem ne aduɔkron one thousand and ninety
1,100 apem ne ɔha one thousand one hundred
1,200 apem ne ahanu one thousand two hundred
1,300 apem ne ahasa one thousand three hundred
1,400 apem ne ahanan one thousand four hundred
1,500 apem ne ahanum one thousand five hundred
1,600 apem ne ahansia one thousand six hundred
1,700 apem ne ahanson one thousand seven hundred
1,800 apem ne ahanwɔtwe one thousand eight hundred
1,900 apem ne ahankron one thousand nine hundred
2,000 mpem mmienu/mpenu two thousand
1,000 apem one thousand
2,000 mpem mmienu/mpenu two thousand
3,000 mpem mmiɛnsa three thousand
4,000 mpem nan four thousand
5,000 mpem num five thousand
6,000 mpem nsia six thousand
7,000 mpem nson seven thousand
8,000 mpem nwɔtwe eight thousand
9,000 mpem nkron nine thousand
10,000 mpem du ten thousand
10,000 mpem du ten thousand
20,000 mpem aduonu twenty thousand
30,000 mpem aduasa thirty thousand
40,000 mpem aduanan forty thousand
50,000 mpem aduonum fifty thousand
60,000 mpem aduosia sixty thousand
70,000 mpem aduɔson seventy thousand
80,000 mpem aduɔwɔtwe eighty thousand
90,000 mpem aduɔkron ninety thousand
100,000 mpem ɔha one hundred thousand
100,000 mpem ɔha one hundred thousand
200,000 mpem ahanu two hundred thousand
300,000 mpem ahasa three hundred thousand
400,000 mpem ahanan four hundred thousand
500,000 mpem ahanum five hundred thousand
600,000 mpem ahansia six hundred thousand
700,000 mpem ahanson seven hundred thousand
800,000 mpem ahanwɔtwe eight hundred thousand
900,000 mpem ahankron nine hundred thousand
1,000,000 ɔpepem one million
Large Numbers: Millions to Trillion
1,000,000 ɔpepem one million
2,000,000 ɔpepem mmienu two million
3,000,000 ɔpepem mmiɛnsa three million
4,000,000 ɔpepem nan four million
5,000,000 ɔpepem num five million
6,000,000 ɔpepem nsia six million
7,000,000 ɔpepem nson seven million
8,000,000 ɔpepem nwɔtwe eight million
9,000,000 ɔpepem nkron nine million
10,000,000 ɔpepem du ten million
20,000,000 ɔpepem aduonu twenty million
30,000,000 ɔpepem aduasa thirty million
40,000,000 ɔpepem aduanan forty million
50,000,000 ɔpepem aduonum fifty million
60,000,000 ɔpepem aduosia sixty million
70,000,000 ɔpepem aduɔson seventy million
80,000,000 ɔpepem aduɔwɔtwe eighty million
90,000,000 ɔpepem aduɔkron ninety million
100,000,000 ɔpepem ɔha one hundred million
200,000,000 ɔpepem ahanu two hundred million
300,000,000 ɔpepem ahasa three hundred million
400,000,000 ɔpepem ahanan four hundred million
500,000,000 ɔpepem ahanum five hundred million
600,000,000 ɔpepem ahansia six hundred million
700,000,000 ɔpepem ahanson seven hundred million
800,000,000 ɔpepem ahanwɔtwe eight hundred million
900,000,000 ɔpepem ahankron nine hundred million
1,000,000,000 ɔpepepem one billion
Billion and Beyond
1,000,000,000,000 ɔpepem-ɔpepem trillion
Woayɛ adeɛ papa! (You’ve done a great job!) You've just completed a thorough and comprehensive lesson on Twi numbers. This knowledge is not just about counting; it's a doorway to better communication and understanding of the Twi-speaking world. Keep practicing, and soon you'll be counting and conversing in Twi with ease and confidence.
Keep up the fantastic work, and remember, each number you learn is a step closer to fluency in Twi!