ɛda-nkyekyɛmu nkyea ahodoɔ Various greetings for times of the day in Akan (Twi)-gctid53166

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Nkyea
 (Greetings)

Nkyea yɛ adeɛ titire bi wɔ Akanman mu a yɛntoto apomafo. Wohunu nipa na wonkyea no a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ wowɔ ne ho adwemmɔne. Nkyea gu ahodoɔ pii. Ebi nie:
Greetings are very important in Akan land and are not neglected. If you see a person and don’t greet him or her, it signifies that you think ill of that person. There are various types of greetings. Some are:

ɛda-nkyekyɛmu nkyea ahodoɔ
Various greetings for times of the day

Mmerɛ          times	ɛda nkyekyɛmu	Part of the day	Nkyea	Nkyerɛaseɛ   translation
4:00-6:00	anɔpa-hema	early morning	mema wo akye -> maakye
6:00	adekyeeɛ	dawn/daybreak	mema wo akye -> maakye
6:00-9:00	anɔpa	morning	mema wo akye -> maakye	I wish you survival/daybreak
9:00-12:00	bɔ-me-bosea-wiam	late morning	mema wo akye -> maakye
12:00	owigyinaeɛ	midday/noon	mema wo aha -> maaha
12:00-3:00	awia	afternoon	mema wo aha -> maaha	I wish you good day
1:00-4:00	mferɛtuberɛ	late afternoon	mema wo aha -> maaha
4:00-8:00	anwummerɛ	evening	mema wo adwo -> maadwo	I wish you coolness
8:00-10:00	anadwo	night	mema wo adwo -> maadwo	I wish you coolness
6:00-10:00	ɔdasuo baako	late night
10:00-1:00	ɔdasuo mmienu	later night
12:00	ɔdasuom	midnight
1:00-4:00	ɔdasuo mmiɛnsa	late night/pre-dawn

ɛda-nkyekyɛmu nnyesoɔ ahodoɔ
Responses to time of day greetings

Yaa nana (responses to elder)
Yaa ɛna (responses to mother)
Yaa agya (responses to father)
Yaa nua (responses to sibling)
Yaa ɔba (responses to child)