Fanten.adj.

Brit. /ˈfanti/, /ˈfanteɪ/, U.S. /ˈfɑnti/, /ˈfanteɪ/

Forms: Also Fante, Fantee.

Etymology: Self-designation.

a. An Akan language of the Niger-Congo family, of Ghana and parts of Côte d'Ivoire, with approx. two million speakers. Also called Mfantse. Also attrib.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > languages of

Fante1819

Yoruba1841

Ijo1856

Igbirra1863

Fon1864

Ashanti1874

Twi1874

Nupe1877

Igbo1880

Edo1957

1819 T. E. Bowdich Mission to Ashantee 344, I have heard about half a dozen words in the Fantee, which might be said to be not unlike the same nouns in the Welsh language.

1819 T. E. Bowdich Mission to Ashantee 345 The Fantee word umpa (true, indeed).

1875 J. G. Christaller et al. Gram. Tshi p. xv, As a common name of the ‘Asante and Fante Language’ we have put down the name Tshi.

1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 756/1 Fante dialects are spoken, not only in Fanti proper, but in Afutu or the country round Cape Coast.

1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 756/1 The Aquapem, which is based on the Akem but has imbibed Fanti influences.

1955 P. Strevens Papers in Lang. (1965) ix. 115 The Kwa Larger Unit, comprising such languages as Twi, Ga, Fante, Ewe, Yoruba and Ibo.

b. A member of an Akan people inhabiting the south-central region of Ghana and parts of Côte d'Ivoire. Also attrib.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [noun]

Fulbe1623

Mandingo1623

Akani1662

Gola1670

Ashanti1705

Beninese1705

Wolof1745

Igbo1757

Susu1786

Temne1791

Mossi1819

Ibibio1822

Koranko1825

Vaia1832

Sherbro1836

Yoruba1843

Akan1849

Songhai1851

Yoruban1853

Mitshi1854

Ijo1856

Igbirra1863

Soninke1869

Efik1876

Kanuri1876

Fante1879

Malinke1883

Mande1883

Kissi1884

Nupe1885

Mende1887

Ho1890

Benin1897

Limba1902

Munchi1905

Kono1909

Senufo1911

Tallensi1920

Yakö1926

Mandinka1957

Tiv1960

Togolese1962

Loma1964

1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 756/1 A Fanti..can converse without much difficulty with a native of Aquapem or Ashantee.

1923 R. S. Rattray Ashanti ix. 113 The Brong are, in my opinion, undoubtedly a branch of the Akan stock, to which the Ashanti and the Fanti belong.

1962 Listener 25 Jan. 156/1 There should be no reference to Fantis, Ashantis, Ewes, Gas, Dagombas, ‘strangers’, and so forth, but we should all call ourselves Ghanaians.

2. to go fante: to associate with the indigenous people of a district and conform to their behaviour and customs; = to go native at go v. Additions 6.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > direct one's conduct by a rule [verb (intransitive)] > conform > conform to native habits

to go fante1885

to go native1901

1885 R. Kipling Departm. Ditties (1886) 59 ‘Went Fantee’—joined the people of the land. Turned three parts Mussalman and one Hindu.

1888 R. Kipling Miss Youghal's Sais in Plain Tales from Hills 23 He was perpetually ‘going Fantee’ among natives.

1906 Daily Chron. 9 Aug. 8/5 Caluna, too, had ‘gone fanti’, and was raiding and pillaging.

1930 G. K. Chesterton Four Faultless Felons 190 He was a white man, or whitish man, who had gone fantee, and wore nothing but a pair of spectacles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2014).

单词	fante
释义	Fanten.adj. Brit. /ˈfanti/, /ˈfanteɪ/, U.S. /ˈfɑnti/, /ˈfanteɪ/ Forms: Also Fante, Fantee. Etymology: Self-designation. 1. a. An Akan language of the Niger-Congo family, of Ghana and parts of Côte d'Ivoire, with approx. two million speakers. Also called Mfantse. Also attrib. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > languages of Fante1819 Yoruba1841 Ijo1856 Igbirra1863 Fon1864 Ashanti1874 Twi1874 Nupe1877 Igbo1880 Edo1957 1819 T. E. Bowdich Mission to Ashantee 344, I have heard about half a dozen words in the Fantee, which might be said to be not unlike the same nouns in the Welsh language. 1819 T. E. Bowdich Mission to Ashantee 345 The Fantee word umpa (true, indeed). 1875 J. G. Christaller et al. Gram. Tshi p. xv, As a common name of the ‘Asante and Fante Language’ we have put down the name Tshi. 1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 756/1 Fante dialects are spoken, not only in Fanti proper, but in Afutu or the country round Cape Coast. 1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 756/1 The Aquapem, which is based on the Akem but has imbibed Fanti influences. 1955 P. Strevens Papers in Lang. (1965) ix. 115 The Kwa Larger Unit, comprising such languages as Twi, Ga, Fante, Ewe, Yoruba and Ibo. b. A member of an Akan people inhabiting the south-central region of Ghana and parts of Côte d'Ivoire. Also attrib. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [noun] Fulbe1623 Mandingo1623 Akani1662 Gola1670 Ashanti1705 Beninese1705 Wolof1745 Igbo1757 Susu1786 Temne1791 Mossi1819 Ibibio1822 Koranko1825 Vaia1832 Sherbro1836 Yoruba1843 Akan1849 Songhai1851 Yoruban1853 Mitshi1854 Ijo1856 Igbirra1863 Soninke1869 Efik1876 Kanuri1876 Fante1879 Malinke1883 Mande1883 Kissi1884 Nupe1885 Mende1887 Ho1890 Benin1897 Limba1902 Munchi1905 Kono1909 Senufo1911 Tallensi1920 Yakö1926 Mandinka1957 Tiv1960 Togolese1962 Loma1964 1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 756/1 A Fanti..can converse without much difficulty with a native of Aquapem or Ashantee. 1923 R. S. Rattray Ashanti ix. 113 The Brong are, in my opinion, undoubtedly a branch of the Akan stock, to which the Ashanti and the Fanti belong. 1962 Listener 25 Jan. 156/1 There should be no reference to Fantis, Ashantis, Ewes, Gas, Dagombas, ‘strangers’, and so forth, but we should all call ourselves Ghanaians. 2. to go fante: to associate with the indigenous people of a district and conform to their behaviour and customs; = to go native at go v. Additions 6. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > direct one's conduct by a rule [verb (intransitive)] > conform > conform to native habits to go fante1885 to go native1901 1885 R. Kipling Departm. Ditties (1886) 59 ‘Went Fantee’—joined the people of the land. Turned three parts Mussalman and one Hindu. 1888 R. Kipling Miss Youghal's Sais in Plain Tales from Hills 23 He was perpetually ‘going Fantee’ among natives. 1906 Daily Chron. 9 Aug. 8/5 Caluna, too, had ‘gone fanti’, and was raiding and pillaging. 1930 G. K. Chesterton Four Faultless Felons 190 He was a white man, or whitish man, who had gone fantee, and wore nothing but a pair of spectacles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2014). < n.adj.1819
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