Akan language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Akan |
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Akan | ||||
Native to | Ghana, Ivory Coast (Abron), Benin (Tchumbuli) | |||
Ethnicity | Akan people | |||
Native speakers | 32 million (2017) | |||
Language family |
Niger–Congo
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Writing system | Latin (Twi alphabet, Fante alphabet) Twi Braille |
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Official status | ||||
Official language in | None. — Government-sponsored language of Ghana |
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Regulated by | Akan Orthography Committee | |||
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Akan is a language group spoken by related peoples in mainly Ghana and eastern Côte d'Ivoire. It is understood by roughly 99% of Ghana's population.
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See also
In Spanish: Lenguas akánicas para niños
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