Akan refers to the language of the Akan ethnolinguistic group and the Akan language which was and is the most widely spoken and used indigenous language in the Akan peoples in Ghana.

Most Akan peoples live in Ghana, where they settled in successive waves of migration between the 11th and 18th centuries; others inhabit the eastern part of Côte d’Ivoire and parts of Togo.

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The Akan language (also known as Twi/Fante) is a group of dialects within the Central Tano branch of the Potou–Tano subfamily of the Niger-Congo family. Elements of Akan culture can …

After independence, the national language commission adopted 'Akan', a name that had been used for all the languages spoken by the Akan people, which included Twi-Fante and the Bia …

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Akan belongs to the Kwa subdivision of the Niger–Congo group of African languages. Over 40% of the Ghanaian population speak various dialects of the Akan language as their mother …

Aug 11, 2025 · Like other traditional West African religions, the Akan religion is polytheistic. While Onyame is considered supreme, there are many minor deities, the abosom, who exercise …

Jan 7, 2025 · Akan, ethnolinguistic grouping of peoples of the Guinea Coast who speak Akan languages (of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family). The Akan people are living primarily …

May 15, 2019 · The Akan people are believed to have migrated from the Sahel region and the savannas of West Africa. Between the 15th and 19th century, they dominated trading and gold …