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Within Vinony's link graph, Akan people is referenced by 642 other articles, and connects out to Ashanti Empire, Techiman and Bono State.
It is catalogued under topics including Akan, Ethnic groups in Ghana and Ethnic groups in Ivory Coast.
Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ethnic group
- Has part
- Akwamu
- Religion
- Akan religion
- Country
- Togo
- Population
- 20000000
- Image
- Akan dancer.jpg
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- language used
- Akan
- Ghana Place Names URL
- sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/peoples-states/akan
- Commons category
- Akan people
- topic's main category
- Category:Akan people
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Encyclopedic overview
The Akan (/ˈækæn/) people, or Akanfoɔ, are a Kwa group living primarily in Ghana and parts of Ivory Coast in West Africa. The Akan speak languages within the Tano branch of the Niger–Congo family. Subgroups of the Akan people include: the Adanse, Agona, Akuapem, Akwamu, Akyem, Anyi, Asante, Baoulé, Bono, Chakosi, Fante, Kwahu, Sefwi, Wassa, Ahanta, Denkyira and Nzema, among others. The Akan subgroups all have cultural attributes in common; most notably the tracing of royal matrilineal descent in the inheritance of property, and for succession to high political office. All Akans are considered royals in status, but not all are in royal succession or hold titles.
Origins
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Akan people” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.