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Akan

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Noun

1. akan

a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast

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Akan

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noun
1. plural -kan or -kans
a member of a people of Ghana and the E Côte d'Ivoire
2. 
the language of this people, having two chief dialects, Fanti and Twi, and belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family

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Akan

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noun
1. Word forms: plural ˈAˌkan or ˈAˌkans
a member of any of a group of peoples living mainly in Ghana and parts of the Ivory Coast, including the Ashanti of Ghana
2. 
the Kwa language of these peoples
adjective
3. 
of the Akan or their language or culture

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Akan

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n. pl. Akan or A·kans
1. A Kwa language spoken in parts of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire whose two main varieties are Fante and Twi.
2. A member of a people of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, including the Fante and the Twi.

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