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Fante dialect

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| states = Ghana
| ethnicity = Fante people
| speakers = 1.9 million
| date = 2004
| ref = ^[1]
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| fam2 = Atlantic–Congo
| fam3 = Kwa
| fam4 = Potou–Tano
| fam5 = Tano
| fam6 = Central Tano
| fam7 = Akan
| agency = Akan Orthography Committee
| iso2 = fat
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| glotto = fant1241
| glottorefname = Fante
}}

Fantse (Mfantse, Fante, Fanti) is one of the three formal literary dialects of the Akan language. It is the major local dialect in the Central Region of Ghana as well as in settlements in other regions from mid to southern Ghana. One such community is Fante New Town in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Fantse is the common language of communication among the several kingdoms of the Fantse people, though each has its own (sub)dialect: Agona, Anomabo, Abura, Gomua, Oguaa. Many Fantses are bilingual and most can speak twi. Notable speakers include John Atta Mills, Maya Angelou, Peter Turkson and Kofi Annan.

One striking characteristic of Fantse is the level of influence from the English language. This is exemplified by the constant mixing of the two languages even among uneducated people. Example, in the phrase "Ofi mber tu mber", literally meaning "from time to time", the word "tu" is used in the same way an English speaker would use the word "to".

Fantse has many more such examples. It has been a particular source of concern to those Ghanaians who believe that the trend may adversely affect the language and thus lead to its extinction. However, proponents of the mix say that over the centuries, it has helped to encourage the Fantses to like and learn to speak, read and write the English language well.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

The language uses a variety of the Twi alphabet with vowels such as ɛ and ɔ.

Numbers

Day	Male Name	Female Name
Dwowda (Monday)	Kodwo, Kojo, Joojo(Jojo)	Adwoa(Adwowa), Ewuradwoa
Benada (Tuesday)	Kobina, Kobby	Abena, Araba, Ewurabena
Wukuda (Wednesday)	Kweku, Kuuku	Ekua, Kuukua, Ewurakua
Yawda (Thursday)	Yaw, Ekow, Kow	Aba, Baaba
Fida (Friday)	Kofi, Fiifi	Efua, Effie, Ewurafua
Memenda (Saturday)	Kwame, Kwamena, Ato	Ama, Ewurama
Kwesida (Sunday)	Kwesi, Siisi	Esi, Ewuresi(Ewuraesi)

Children may also be named according to the sequence in which they are born. The names given are as follows:

Position	Consecutive Males	Consecutive Females
First	Piesi	Piesi
Second	Manu	Abena, Araba, Ewurabena
Third	Mensa, Ansa	Mansa, Naana
Fourth	Maanan	Maanan
Fifth	Enum	-
Sixth	Esia	-
Seventh	Esuon	-
Eighth	Awotwe	-
Tenth	Badu	Baduwa

Twins may also be named according to the sequence in which they are born. The names given are as follows:

First Twin	Second Twin	Example First Twin	Example Second Twin
Payin	Kaakra	Ekua Payin	Kweku Kaakra

The next child born immediately after the birth of the twins may be given a name, such as:

Example Male	Example Female
Kojo Tewia or Kojo Tewiah	Ekua Tewia or Ekua Tewiah

References

1. ^{{e18|aka|Akan}}

External links

Akan Language Home Page
Counting in Fantse
ISO 639 code sets

1 : Akan language

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