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单词 twi
释义

Twi

[ chwee, chee, twee ]
/ tʃwi, tʃi, twi /

noun

a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Fanti.
Also Tshi [chwee, chee] /tʃwi, tʃi/ .

Words nearby Twi

twenty-twenty hindsight, twenty-two, 'twere, twerk, twerp, Twi, twibill, twice, twice-born, twice-laid, twicer

Definition for Twi (2 of 2)

twi-

a combining form meaning “two,” “twice”: twibill.

Origin of twi-

Middle English, Old English; cognate with German zwie- (Old High German zwi-), Latin bi-,Greek di-.See two
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for Twi

  • Why, with such a shed, you might very well be mistaken for Chin-ko-fi-ku-o, high-priest of the temple of Twi.

    Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches|Henri de Crignelle

British Dictionary definitions for Twi

Twi
/ (twiː) /

noun

a language of S Ghana: one of the two chief dialects of AkanFormerly called: Ashanti Compare Fanti
plural Twi or Twis a member of the Negroid people who speak this language
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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