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Akan.

A people who inhabit Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈækæn//əˈkɑːn/
  1. A people who inhabit Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.

    plural · plural-only
adj/ˈækæn//əˈkɑːn/
  1. Of or pertaining to the Akan people.

    not-comparable
  2. Of or pertaining to the Akan language and other related languages.

    not-comparable
name/ˈækæn//əˈkɑːn/
  1. The Niger-Congo language spoken by the Akan people.

  2. A group of languages spoken in Ghana.

  3. A volcano in Hokkaido, Japan.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.