Twi Bible Ashanti

Twi Bible Ashanti. Twi is a dialect of Akan, a member of the Kwa sub-group of Niger-Congo languages. There are about 7 million Twi speakers, mainly in Ghana. Major dialects of Twi include Akuapim Twi, Fante Twi and Ashanti Twi, which all mutually intelligible. Akuapim Twi was the first dialect to be used for bible translation, and became the prestige dialect as a result. Twi dialects are written with a common script developed by the Bureau of Ghana Languages.