ashanti
ashanti — noun
1. someone belonging to a large ethnic group whose homeland lies in the central and
someone belonging to a large ethnic group whose homeland lies in the central and southern parts of Ghana, historically known for a powerful kingdom centred on the city of Kumasi.
Kofi grew up in Kumasi and is proud to be Ashanti.
predicative use: be + Ashanti for ethnic identity
The Ashanti once ruled a powerful kingdom across what is now central Ghana.
the Ashanti as a collective plural subject
Many Ashanti farmers in the village still grow cocoa for a living.
The museum in Accra showed gold stools and royal robes made by the Ashanti.
An Ashanti chief welcomed the visitors with a short speech and a drum performance.
- Asante
spelling preferred in Ghanaian academic and official writing
文法句型
the Ashanti
an Ashanti
用法筆記
Often appears with the definite article (the Ashanti) when referring to the people as a whole; the same form serves as both singular and plural, and is also used attributively before a noun like chief, queen, or kingdom.
常見錯誤
2. a major variety of the Akan language family, used as a first or second tongue by
a major variety of the Akan language family, used as a first or second tongue by millions of people across central Ghana, especially in and around the city of Kumasi.
Ama learned Ashanti from her grandmother before she started school in Accra.
object of learn for a language name
The radio station broadcasts the morning news in Ashanti and English.
in Ashanti for medium of communication
Most market sellers in Kumasi speak Ashanti to their customers.
The teacher wrote a short greeting in Ashanti on the blackboard for the new students.
At the family dinner in Kumasi, Grandma Yaa told the children old folktales in Ashanti.
- Asante Twi
linguistically precise label used in language studies
- Twi
broader cover term that also includes Akuapem; less specific
文法句型
speak Ashanti
in Ashanti
用法筆記
Treated as uncountable, like other language names; never use a plural form or an indefinite article ('an Ashanti' would be sense 1, the person, not the language). Distinguish from sense 1 by the verb that follows: 'speak / learn / write' point to the language.