akan
/əˈkɑːn/
adjective
- Relating to the Akan people or their language.
- He studies Akan folklore and proverbs.
- The Akan naming system is based on the day of the week a child is born.
- She wore a beautiful Akan kente cloth to the ceremony.
noun
- A group of related languages spoken by the Akan people in Ghana and Ivory Coast.
- She is learning Akan to communicate with her relatives in Ghana.
- The radio station broadcasts news in both English and Akan.
- Akan is one of the most widely spoken languages in West Africa.
- A member of a people of southern Ghana and adjacent parts of Ivory Coast.
- My grandmother is an Akan from the Ashanti region.
- The Akan have a rich tradition of storytelling and goldsmithing.
- Many Akan celebrate the festival of Odwira each year.