Tone can help us distinguish between the habitual and stative forms of Twi verbs. In today’s lesson, we are looking at the tonal differences between these two forms.

By the end of the lesson, you’ll begin to notice how changes in tone, not spelling, can signal whether a verb is describing a habitual action or a state.

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My name is Stephen Awiba, but most people know me online as Tikya Yaw. I founded LEARNAKAN to help people read, write, and speak Akan, the most widely spoken indigenous language in Ghana. I was born and raised in Kumasi and now live in Accra. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics and Theatre Arts from the University of Ghana and an MPhil in English Linguistics and Language Acquisition from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

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Weather Vocabulary in Twi

Today, we are learning some weather-related Twi vocabulary. This is to prepare ourselves for a speaking lesson ahead on talking about the weather in Twi.

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