Akan may refer to:
People and languages
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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
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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
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Kwa languages, a language group which includes Akan
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Central Tano languages, a language group which includes Akan
Places
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Akan (Ghana parliament constituency)
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Akan District, Hokkaido, Japan
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Akan, Hokkaido, a town in Akan District, Hokkaido
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Akan National Park
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Akan Volcanic Complex, a volcano in Hokkaidō, Japan
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Lake Akan, a lake in Hokkaidō, Japan
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Akan River, a river in Hokkaidō, Japan
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Akan, Wisconsin, a town in the United States
Other uses
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Akan (surname), a surname
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Akan (biblical figure), a person mentioned in the Book of Genesis
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Akan (Maya god), a deity in Maya religion (identified with the god A')
*Akan (あかん), a Japanese
Kansai dialect phrase meaning "No way"
See also
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Acan (disambiguation)
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Akkan
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