kɑn noun, plural A·kans ( especially collectively ) A·kan for 2.
1.
a language of the Kwa branch of Niger-Congo spoken in much of Ghana and parts of the Ivory Coast.
2.
a member of any of various Akan-speaking peoples, including the Ashanti and Fanti.
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| —n , -kan, -kans | |
| 1. | a member of a people of Ghana and the E Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2. | the language of this people, having two chief dialects, Fanti and Twi, and belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family |
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