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 The Kwa languages, often specified as New Kwa, are a proposed but as-yet-undemonstrated family of languages spoken in the south-eastern part of Ivory Coast, across southern Ghana, and in central Togo. The name was introduced 1895 by Gottlob Kra ...

, 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 is a national park located on the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. Along with Daisetsuzan National Park, these are the two oldest national parks in Hokkaidō. The park was established December 4, 1934. Akan is an area of volcanic craters and forests ...

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Akan Volcanic Complex Akan Volcanic Complex is a volcanic group of volcanoes that grew out of the Akan caldera. It is located within Akan National Park, about 50 km Northwest of Kushiro in eastern Hokkaidō, Japan. Description A number of peaks are arranged ar ...

, a volcano in Hokkaidō, Japan ***

Lake Akan is a lake in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located in Akan National Park and is a Ramsar Site. History Volcanic activity formed the lake some 6,000 years ago, when a lava dam was formed. The lake used to have a clarity of 8–9 meters in th ...

, 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 The is a group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region (Kinki region) of Japan. In Japanese, is the common name and it is called in technical terms. The dialects of Kyoto and Osaka are known as , and were particularly referred to as suc ...

phrase meaning "No way"