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Akan language

Akan
Akan
Native toGhana, Ivory Coast (Abron), Benin (Tchumbuli)
EthnicityAkan people
Native speakers
32 million (2017)
Latin (Twi alphabet, Fante alphabet)
Twi Braille
Official status
Official language in
None.
— Government-sponsored language of Ghana
Regulated byAkan Orthography Committee
Language codes
ISO 639-1ak
ISO 639-2aka
ISO 639-3aka – inclusive code
Individual codes:
abr – Abron dialect
bqa – Tchumbuli
fat – Fante dialect
twi – Twi
wss – Wasa
Glottologakan1251  Akanic
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Akan is a language group spoken by related peoples in mainly Ghana and eastern Côte d'Ivoire. Akan belongs to the Kwa group of the Niger-Congo language family.[1]

  1. "Akan People, Language, Religion, Culture, and Other Facts". BuzzGhana - Famous People, Celebrity Bios, Updates and Trendy News. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2021-06-22.

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