How to Say “Welcome” in Akuapem Twi

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Akwaaba
everyday, Ghana
In Akuapem Twi you welcome a guest with Akwaaba. It is also the word used for welcome across Ghana.
Hosts say Akwaaba at the door and visitors answer Yɛda wo ase, "we thank you". Shops, hotels and airports in Ghana use the word on signs too.
Meaning: greeting for a guest (interjection)

Is it said differently in some regions?

Akuapem is one of the main Twi varieties and the one used for written Twi, so Akwaaba here is the same as in Asante Twi.

Did you know?

  • Akwaaba is used across Ghana as the national word of welcome.

Examples in context

  • Akwaaba! Bra mmra.
    Welcome! Come in.
  • Akwaaba kɔ Ghana.
    Welcome to Ghana.

Example conversation

Auntie Efua welcomes her guest Yaw to her home in Akropong.

  1. Auntie Efua

    Akwaaba, Yaw.
    Welcome, Yaw.
  2. Yaw

    Yɛda wo ase.
    We thank you.
  3. Auntie Efua

    Bra mmra, tena ase.
    Come in, sit down.
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