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Akan  

Definition

  • Akan is an Atlantic-Congo language that belongs to the Central Tano group of the Volta-Congo languages. It is the principal native language of the Akan people of Ghana, spoken over much of the southern half of Ghana. It is also spoken in parts of Côte d’Ivoire. With the Atlantic slave trade, the language was introduced to the Caribbean and South America, notably in Suriname and in Jamaica. The Akan language and its dialects use the Adinkra Nkyea writing system. It is part of the hypothetical Niger-Congo language family.

Identifier

  • AKA

Notation

  • ak
  • AK
  • aka

In other languages

  • Ákán

    Akan

  • акан

    Bulgarian

  • akanski

    Croatian

  • akanština

    Czech

  • akan

    Danish

  • Akan

    Dutch

  • akani

    Estonian

  • akan

    Finnish

  • akan

    French

  • Akan

    German

  • ακάν

    Greek

  • akan

    Hungarian

  • Acáinis

    Irish

  • akan

    Italian

  • akanu valoda

    Latvian

  • akanų

    Lithuanian

  • Akan

    Maltese

  • akan

    Polish

  • akan

    Portuguese

  • akan

    Romanian

  • akančina

    Slovak

  • akanščina

    Slovenian

  • akan

    Spanish

  • akan

    Swedish

  • аканська мова

    Ukrainian

URI

http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/AKA

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