Anger, love, hatred, selfishness, pride, pity, shame, envy, etc. Let’s take a quick look at the Twi names for these and other emotions in our twentieth vocabulary lesson.
In our previous lesson, we explored the Twi names of some basic shapes. You may check that lesson out here.
We begin.
Video Lesson
States, Feelings, Emotions in Twi
TWI | ENGLISH |
---|---|
abufuo | anger |
ahodwiri | astonishment |
aniha | boredom |
akokoɔduro | courage |
anibere/ahoɔyaa | envy/jealousy |
ehu | fear |
anigyeɛ | happiness |
ɔtan | hatred |
ayamyɛ | kindness |
ɔdɔ | love |
ahummɔborɔ | pity |
ahantan | pride/arrogance |
nnuho/ahonu | remorse |
pɛsɛmenkomenya | selfishness |
aniwuo | shame |
fɛreɛ | shyness |
nwanwa | surprise |
awerɛhoɔ | sadness |
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