| Twi | |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /tw/ |
| States: | Ghana |
| Region: | Ashanti Region |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam1: | Niger–Congo? |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Kwa |
| Fam4: | Potou–Tano |
| Fam5: | Tano |
| Fam6: | Central Tano |
| Fam7: | Akan |
| Dia1: | Asante |
| Dia2: | Akuapem |
| Script: | Latin |
| Nation: | Ashanti Region |
| Minority: | Ghana |
| Agency: | Akan Orthography Committee |
| Iso1: | tw |
| Iso2: | twi |
| Iso3: | twi |
| Iso3comment: | (see [aka] for Ethnologue description) |
| Notice: | IPA |
| Dia3: | Bono |
Twi (pronounced as /tw/) is a variety of the Akan language spoken in southern and central Ghana by several million people, mainly of the Akan people.[1] It is a common name of the Akan literary dialects of Asante, Akuapem and Bono[2] [3] Effectively, it is a synonym for 'Akan' that is not used by the Fante people. It is not a linguistic grouping, as Akuapem Twi is more closely related to Fante dialect than it is to Asante Twi.[4] Twi generally subsumes the following Akan dialects: Ahafo, Akuapem, Akyem, Asante, Asen, Bono, Dankyira and Kwawu, which have about 4.4 million speakers in southern and central Ghana.
The name "Twi" is derived from the name of a Bono king, Nana Baffuor Twi.[5]