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Fante (Mfantse, Fanti) is one of the three formal languages (literary dialects) of the Akan language. It is the major local
language spoken in the Central and Western Regions of Ghana as well as in settlements in other regions from mid to southern
Ghana. One of such communities is Fante New Town in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Fante is the common language of
communication among the several Kingdoms of the Fante people, though each has its own (sub)dialect: Agona, Anomabo, Abura,
Gomua, Oguaa, Ahanta. Many Fantes are bilingual. Notable speakers include Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, John Atta Mills, Maya Angelou,
Roman Catholic Cardinal Peter Turkson, and Kofi Annan. One striking thing about the language is its tolerance of the English
Language. This is exemplified by the constant mixing of the two languages even amongst uneducated folks. Example, in the phrase
Ofi mbir tu mbir literally means from time to time. The use of the word tu is similar to the English word to and in this phrase
is used in the same way an Englishman would have used the word to. The language has many more of such examples. This has particularly
been a source of concern to many Ghanaians who believe that the trend may adversely affect the Language and may lead to its
extinction. However, proponents of the mix also say that over the centuries it has helped to encourage the Fantes to like
and learn to speak, read and write the English language well. |
Names (more)[ak] Fante[ar] الفانتي [az] fanti dili [bn] ফান্তি [bs] fanti [br] Fanteg [bg] фанти [ca] fanti [cs] fantština [cy] Ffanti [da] fanti [de] Fante [el] Φάντι [en] Fante dialect [et] fanti [fa] فانتیایی [fi] fanti [fr] Fanti [gu] ફન્ટી [he] פאנטי [hi] फन्टी [hr] fanti [hu] fanti [id] Fanti [is] fantí [it] fanti [ja] ファンティー語 [kn] ಫಾಂಟಿ [ks] فانٹی [ko] 판티어 [lo] ແຟນຕີ [lv] fantu [lt] fanti [ml] ഫിലിപ്പീനോ [mr] फन्टी [mk] фанти [mt] Fanti [nl] Fanti [nn] fanti [nb] fanti [no] Fanti [or] ଫାଣ୍ଟି [pl] fanti [pt] Língua fanti [rm] fanti [ro] fanti [ru] фанти [sk] fanti [sl] fantijščina [es] fanti [sr] Фанти [sv] fanti [ta] ஃபான்டி [te] ఫాంటి [th] ฟันติ [tr] Fanti [tw] Fante [uk] фанті [vi] Tiếng Fanti [zh] 方提方言 |
Language type : Living
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