Akan

Also known as Twi language, Fante language, Akan language

language of Akan lands in Ghana

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Akan is a language spoken by people in the Akan lands of Ghana, a West African country. It matters as an important part of the cultural and linguistic identity of the Akan people and their communities.

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Wikimedia language code: ak
native label: Akan
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/AKA
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Ghana Place Names URL: sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/languages-locations/akan
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 8314600
Commons category: Akan language

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A man speaking Asante Twi

Twi-Fante, commonly referred to by its speakers as either Twi (pronounced /ˈtʃwiː/) or Fante (/ˈfænti, ˈfɑːnti/) and academically and institutionally known by the broader term Akan (pronounced /əˈkæn/), is the most widely spoken language of Ghana, and the main native language of the Akan people, spoken over much of the southern half of Ghana. About 44% of Ghanaians are native speakers, and about 80% of Ghana's population speak Akan as a first or second language. The Bono dialect is also spoken across the border in Ivory Coast.