Ashanti Twi; "Send me," as in a small child on an errand to fetch water or buy fish, or a servant to relay a master's message
Friday, October 23, 2009
(a post-script to the "time" post)
P.S. As a side note, if I have whetted your language appetite and you are interested in learning a little bit more about Twi, click here for history and here for an English to Twi dictionary. Twi study is going well, but one thing I have learned is that understanding conversations from context clues is very tricky, as many common words have multiple diverse meanings. For example, "te" can mean to stay, to understand, to hear, or to smell, while "yε" can mean we, to become, to make, to be (well), or to do, among other things. Nanso mesua daa εfiri sε mepε sε mete Twi paa! / But I study every day because I want to understand Twi very well!
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Jessica - Your experiences are simply amazing and tug at my heart. What an incredible life you are living.
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