Akan may refer to:

People and languages

Akan people The Akan () people live primarily in present-day Ghana and Ivory Coast in West Africa. The Akan language (also known as ''Twi/Fante'') are a group of dialects within the Central Tano branch of the Potou–Tano subfamily of the Niger–Congo ...

, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire *

Akan language Akan () is a Central Tano languages, Central Tano language and the principal native language of the Akan people of Ghana, spoken over much of the southern half of Ghana. About 80% of Ghana's population can speak Akan, and about 44% of Ghanaians ...

, a language spoken by the Akan people *

Kwa languages The Kwa languages, often specified as New Kwa, are a proposed but as-yet-undemonstrated family of languages spoken in the south-eastern part of Ivory Coast, across southern Ghana, and in central Togo. The name was introduced 1895 by Gottlob Kr ...

, a language group which includes Akan * Central Tano languages, a language group which includes Akan

Places

* Akan (Ghana parliament constituency) * Akan District, Hokkaido, Japan ** Akan, Hokkaido, a town in Akan District, Hokkaido ** Akan National Park *** Akan Volcanic Complex, a volcano in Hokkaidō, Japan *** Lake Akan, a lake in Hokkaidō, Japan *** Akan River, a river in Hokkaidō, Japan * Akan, Wisconsin, a town in the United States

Other uses

* Akan (surname), a surname * Akan (biblical figure), a person mentioned in the Book of Genesis * Akan (Maya god), a deity in Maya religion (identified with the god A') *Akan (あかん), a Japanese

Kansai dialect The is a group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region (Kinki region) of Japan. In Japanese, is the common name and it is called in technical terms. The dialects of Kyoto and Osaka are known as , and were particularly referred to as su ...

phrase meaning "No way"

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