Hello, I am the coodinator of Akan Language (as indicated on the teams
page of Deamed Lies). I would like to draw your attention about a
mistake made by several projects.
Akan is not actually a language name. The language's real name is *Twi*.
Akan is the name of all the /tribes/ that speak Twi. There are many
variants of Twi. Those I am aware of are Asante Twi (The most popular.
Spoken by A*sa*nti People who are known as A*sh**a*nti People by the
British who colonized Ghana), Fante Twi (spoken by Fante people),
Akuapem Twi (Spoken by the Akuapem people, the widely used in
literature. The Holy Bible was first translated into this variant and it
is very rich in terms of literature. Currently considered as ancient and
not spoken except for academics), and finally Bono Twi (I have never
seen a written Bono Twi).
If you have been referencing the Wikipedia page, then be aware that they
have got all this wrong. The Wikipedia contributors think Akan is a
language. But its is actually a tribe name used when you are referring
to something that has to do with all the tribes.
Things get confusing when translating some terms. I don't know what
other translators (which currently I seam to be the only guy) may use
since *Akan is Vague *and**confusing). I would recommend we use Asanti
Twi since it is currently the widely spoken variant. Whatever be the
case, it is better to use *Twi *which will make more sense instead of Akan.
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