Akan (/əˈkæn/) is a group of several closely related languages within the wider Central Tano languages. These languages are the principal native languages...

The Akan (/ˈækæn/) people are a Kwa group living primarily in present-day Ghana and in parts of Ivory Coast and Togo in West Africa. The Akan speak dialects...

The Akan people of Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were...

([tɕᶣi]) is a variety of the Akan language spoken in southern and central Ghana by several million people, mainly of the Akan people, the largest of the...

Akan may refer to: Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire Akan languages, a language group within the wider Central Tano languages Kwa...

as Fanti, Fantse, or Mfantse, is one of the four principal members of the Akan dialect continuum, along with Asante, Bono and Akuapem, the latter three...

Patois derive from the West African Akan language. It is spoken by the majority of Jamaicans as a native language. Patois developed in the 17th century...

rule, slaves brought to Jamaica by European slave traders were primarily Akan, some of whom ran away and joined with Jamaican Maroons and even took over...

symbols.[citation needed] Akan at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Nkyea, Adinkra. "Adinkra Syllabary". Biswajit Mandal. "Language Subtag Registry". Internet...

20% of the population. Eleven languages have the status of government-sponsored languages: three Akan ethnic languages (Akuapem Twi, Asante Twi and Fante)...

Tano language common to the Bono people and a major dialect of the Akan dialect continuum, and thus mutually intelligible with the principal Akan dialects...

you have forgotten." The sankofa bird appears frequently in traditional Akan art, and has also been adopted as an important symbol in an African-American...

The Manhyia Palace (Akan language meaning Oman hyia – gathering of the people) is the seat of the Asantehene, as well as his official residence. It is...

other architectural features. Adinkra symbols appear on some traditional Akan goldweights. The symbols are also carved on stools for domestic and ritual...

The list of Akan people includes notable individuals of Akan meta-ethnicity and ancestry; the Akan people who are also referred to as (Akan: Akanfo) are...

Krobu West Tano: Abure, Eotile Central Tano (Bia and the Akan language, a.k.a. the Akan languages) Guang Proto-Potou-Akanic reconstructions (Wiktionary)...

Akan religion comprises the traditional beliefs and religious practices of the Akan people of Ghana and eastern Ivory Coast. Akan religion is referred...

Although it is a Bia language, Nzema is also one of the many Akan languages, and it has had considerable influence from other Akan languages, especially Twi...

Tano or Akan languages are languages of the Niger-Congo family (or perhaps the theorised Kwa languages) spoken in Ghana and Ivory Coast by the Akan people...

uses the following letters to indicate the following phonemes: Akan language Anyin language Baoulé at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Koffi, Ettien N'da (1990)...

and sees everything", and "omniscient, omnipotent sky deity" in the Akan language. The name Odomankoma means "Creator" which is said to be derived from...

of Akans. Bono is one of the largest ethnic group of Akan and are matrilineal people. Bono people speak the Bono Twi of Akan language. Twi language, thus...

found in West African cuisine. It is a Twi word that originates from the Akans in Ghana. The word has been expanded to include several variations of the...

kreyòl), is a French-based creole language spoken by 10 to 12 million people worldwide, and is one of the two official languages of Haiti (the other being French)...

of the first descriptive grammar of his native Fante dialect of the Akan language. Nkrumah was also initiated into Prince Hall Freemasonry while living...

also referred to as Aka a prefix in the names of Great Andamanese languages Akan language (ISO 639-2 and ISO 639-3 codes) Aka (name), a list of people with...

is an Akan female given name among the Akan people (i.e. Ashanti, Akuapem, Akyem, Fante) in Ghana that means "born on Friday" in Akan language, following...

to the predominant local languages, those of Akan family, primarily Fante, Akuapem Twi and Asante twi. Other Akan languages employ variants on "oborɔnyi":...

given name originating from the Akan people and their day naming system, meaning "born on a Thursday" in Akan language, following their day naming system...

an Akan female given name among the Akan people (i.e. Ashanti, Akuapem, Akyem, Fante) in Ghana that means "born on a Wednesday" in Akan language, following...