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A⋅kan

  [ah-kahn]
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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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A·kan   (ä'kän')   
n.   pl. Akan or A·kans

  1. A South Central Niger-Congo language spoken in parts of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire whose two main varieties are Fante and Twi.

  2. A member of a people of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, including the Fante and the Twi.

A'kan' adj.
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