Twi ba

The twi ba is a percussive musical instrument, popular within the Caribbean. It is usually used in the folk music of Guadeloupe. The twi ba is a type of idiophone. An idiophone is an instrument that makes sound based on the vibrations caused by making contact with the instrument.

The twi ba is used often in ensemble forms. Chouval bwa, biguine, and zouk, are all Martinican styles that have been influenced by the use of the Twi Ba. These twi ba is a symbol of folk music in the isles.

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Twi

Twi (pronounced [tɕɥi]) or Asante Twi, is spoken by over 9 million ethnic Asante people as a first language and second language. Twi (or Asante Twi) is a common name for two former literary dialects of the Akan language, Asante (Ashanti) and Akuapem, which are mutually intelligible. There are about 9 million Twi speakers, mainly in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Akuapem Twi was the first Akan dialect to be used for Bible translation, and became the prestige dialect as a result.

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Numeral prefix

Numeral or number prefixes are prefixes derived from numerals or occasionally other numbers. In English and other European languages, they are used to coin numerous series of words, such as unicycle – bicycle – tricycle, dyad – triad – decade, biped – quadruped, September – October – November – December, decimal – hexadecimal, sexagenarian – octogenarian, centipede – millipede, etc. There are two principal systems, taken from Latin and Greek, each with several subsystems; in addition, Sanskrit occupies a marginal position. There is also an international set of metric prefixes, which are used in the metric system, and which for the most part are either distorted from the forms below or not based on actual number words.

Table of number prefixes in English

In the following prefixes, a final vowel is normally dropped before a root that begins with a vowel, with the exceptions of bi-, which is bis- before a vowel, and of the other monosyllables, du-, di-, dvi-, tri-, which are invariable.

TWI

Twi is a collection of dialects of the Akan language, spoken in Ghana.

Twi may also refer to:

TWI as an acronym may refer to: