English word origin

Etymology of Fanti

From the Fanti language.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

The language of these people.

noun

A member of an ethnic group living in south-western Ghana (also known as Mfantsefo).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Fanti language.

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