Akan

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/ˈækæn//əˈkɑːn/

noun

A people who inhabit Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.

Similar
Akan language
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Meanings

nounAkan pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA people who inhabit Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.
adjectiveAkan (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Akan people.
  2. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Akan language and other related languages.
proper noun
  1. The Niger-Congo language spoken by the Akan people.
  2. A group of languages spoken in Ghana.
  3. A volcano in Hokkaido, Japan.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast

Similar
Akan language
Broader
Kwa

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic أَكَانِيَّة, أَكَانِيَّة
  • أَكَانِيَّة (ʔakāniyya)Niger-Congo language
  • أَكَانِيَّة (ʔakāniyya)language group spoken in Ghana
Catalan àkan
  • àkanNiger-Congo language
Chinese Mandarin 阿坎语, 阿坎语
  • 阿坎语 (Ākǎn yǔ)Niger-Congo language
  • 阿坎语 (Ākǎn yǔ)language group spoken in Ghana
Czech akanština, akanština
  • akanštinaNiger-Congo language
  • akanštinalanguage group spoken in Ghana
  • akánštinalanguage group spoken in Ghana
Dutch Akan, Akan
  • AkanNiger-Congo language
  • Akanlanguage group spoken in Ghana
Esperanto akana
  • akanalanguage group spoken in Ghana
Finnish akan, akan
  • akanNiger-Congo language
  • akanlanguage group spoken in Ghana
French akan
  • akanlanguage group spoken in Ghana
German Akan, Akan
  • AkanNiger-Congo language
  • Akanlanguage group spoken in Ghana
Irish Acáinis, Acáinis
  • AcáinisNiger-Congo language
  • Acáinislanguage group spoken in Ghana
Italian akan
  • akanlanguage group spoken in Ghana
Korean 아칸어, 아칸어군
  • 아칸어 (Akan-eo)Niger-Congo language
  • 아칸어군 (Akan-eogun)language group spoken in Ghana
Latvian akanu valodas, akanu valoda
  • akanu valodasNiger-Congo language
  • akanu valodalanguage group spoken in Ghana
Malay bahasa Akan, Akan
  • bahasa AkanNiger-Congo language
  • AkanNiger-Congo language
  • bahasa Akanlanguage group spoken in Ghana
  • Akanlanguage group spoken in Ghana
Norwegian akan, akansk
  • akanNiger-Congo language
  • akanskNiger-Congo language
  • akanlanguage group spoken in Ghana
Polish akan, akan
  • akanNiger-Congo language
  • akanlanguage group spoken in Ghana
Portuguese akan, acã
  • akanNiger-Congo language
  • acãNiger-Congo language
  • akanlanguage group spoken in Ghana
Russian ака́н, ака́н
  • ака́н (akán)Niger-Congo language
  • ака́н (akán)language group spoken in Ghana
  • ака́нский язы́к (akánskij jazýk)language group spoken in Ghana
Spanish akan, acano
  • akanNiger-Congo language
  • acanoNiger-Congo language
  • acanolanguage group spoken in Ghana
  • akanlanguage group spoken in Ghana
Swedish akan, akan
  • akanNiger-Congo language
  • akanlanguage group spoken in Ghana
Ukrainian акан
  • акан (akan)Niger-Congo language

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kananakaknaa
Cite this entry
APA

Akan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Akan

MLA

“Akan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Akan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Akan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Akan.

Source: Akan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.