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Akwaaba

2 stages from Akan (Twi) to English.

Today it means a Twi/Akan word for "welcome", used in English especially in Ghanaian hospitality and diaspora heritage contexts

Where does the word "akwaaba" come from? It comes from Akan (Twi) akwaaba, adopted directly into English (late 1900s).

akwaaba→akwaaba

Akan (Twi) · traditional

a Twi greeting extended to arriving visitors

English · late 1900s

"a Ghanaian greeting of welcome"

carried into English through Ghanaian tourism, heritage-return campaigns, and diaspora hospitality branding

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