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–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. pl. Akan or A·kans

A South Central Niger-Congo language spoken in parts of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire whose two main varieties are Fante and Twi.
A member of a people of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, including the Fante and the Twi.

A'kan' adj.

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