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Afrikan Language Institute => Akan (Twi) Language Resources => Topic started by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Aug 07, 2012, 12:56 PM

Title: The Akan 8 day week (names of days in Asante and Akuapem Twi)-gctid53165
Post by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Aug 07, 2012, 12:56 PM
Nnawɔtwe
The Akan 8 day week[1] (http://www.abibitumikasa.com/forums/#_ftn1)
Asante nnawɔtwe
Akuapem dapɛn
borɔfokasa
Kweurasiada
Kwasida
Sunday
(ɛ)Dwoada
Dwoda
Monday
(ɛ)Benada
Benada
Tuesday
Wukuada
Wukuda
Wednesday
Yawoada
Yawda
Thursday
(ɛ)Fiada
Fida
Friday
Memeneda
Memeneda
Saturday
Kweurasiada
Kwasida
Sunday

[1] (http://www.abibitumikasa.com/forums/#_ftnref1) The Akan week is 8 days, inclusively beginning and ending on Kweurasiada
Title: The Akan 8 day week (names of days in Asante and Akuapem Twi)-gctid54032
Post by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Aug 15, 2012, 09:39 AM
Title: The Akan 8 day week (names of days in Asante and Akuapem Twi)-gctid54033
Post by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Aug 15, 2012, 09:43 AM
Title: The Akan 8 day week (names of days in Asante and Akuapem Twi)-gctid166009
Post by: Tenkamenin on Nov 01, 2015, 06:34 PM
Although this is a Euro way of looking at things, are we saying if the week starts at 12 am on Sunday and ends at 12 am the following Sunday, are we saying that 12:01 am is the beginning of the new week?
Title: The Akan 8 day week (names of days in Asante and Akuapem Twi)-gctid166025
Post by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Nov 01, 2015, 09:51 PM
Day begins at daybreak. Night begins at nightfall.