Akan may refer to:

People and languages

Akan people The Akan () people live primarily in present-day Ghana and Ivory Coast in West Africa. The Akan language (also known as ''Twi/Fante'') are a group of dialects within the Central Tano branch of the Potou–Tano subfamily of the Niger–Congo ...

, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire *

Akan language Akan () is a Central Tano language and the principal native language of the Akan people of Ghana, spoken over much of the southern half of Ghana. About 80% of Ghana's population can speak Akan, and about 44% of Ghanaians are native speakers. I ...

, a language spoken by the Akan people * Kwa languages, a language group which includes Akan * Central Tano languages, a language group which includes Akan

Places

* Akan (Ghana parliament constituency) * Akan District, Hokkaido, Japan ** Akan, Hokkaido, a town in Akan District, Hokkaido ** Akan National Park *** Akan Volcanic Complex, a volcano in Hokkaidō, Japan *** Lake Akan, a lake in Hokkaidō, Japan ***

Akan River is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. Course The Akan River rises from Lake Akan, above sea level. The lake formed when the Akan River was dammed by an eruption of Mount Oakan some 6000 years ago. The river exits the lake at ''Takiguchi'' as a waterf ...

, a river in Hokkaidō, Japan *

Akan, Wisconsin Akan is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 444 at the 2000 Census. The unincorporated communities of Five Points and Jimtown are located in the town. History Akan was named for road builder Robert Akan, who ...

, a town in the United States

Other uses

Akan (surname) Akan is a Turkish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Mahmut Akan (born 1994), Turkish footballer * Metin Akan (born 1983), Turkish footballer * Tarık Akan (1949–2016), Turkish actor and producer See also *Akar Akar is a Turkish ...

, a surname *

Akan (biblical figure) Akan may refer to: People and languages *Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire * Akan language, a language spoken by the Akan people *Kwa languages, a language group which includes Akan *Central Tano languages, a language group ...

, a person mentioned in the Book of Genesis *

Akan (Maya god) The Maya death gods, (also Ah Puch, Ah Cimih, Ah Cizin, Hun Ahau, Kimi, or Yum Kimil) known by a variety of names, are two basic types of death gods who are respectively represented by the 16th-century Yucatec deities Hunhau and Uacmitun Ahau ment ...

, a deity in Maya religion (identified with the god A') *Akan (あかん), a Japanese Kansai dialect phrase meaning "No way"