Akan refers to the language of the Akan ethnolinguistic group and the Akan language which was and is the most widely spoken and used indigenous language in the Akan peoples in Ghana.
Traditional Akan society is composed of exogamous matrilineal clans, the members of which trace their descent from a common female ancestor; these clans are hierarchically organized and are subdivided into localized matrilineages, which form the basic social and political units of Akan society.
The Akan are the largest ethnic group in Ghana, representing approximately 45 to 50 percent of the national population. They are a West African ethnolinguistic group centered primarily in Ghana and neighboring Côte d’Ivoire, speaking Central Tano (Kwa) languages including Asante-Twi, Fante, and Bono.
Who Are the Akan People in Ghana? History, Culture and Subgroups Guide
*This date in 1200 marks the celebration of the Akan community, a meta-ethnicity residing in present-day Ghana's southern regions of the former Gold Coast region. The Akans, who historically migrated from Ghana, comprise most of the Ivory Coast's population.
Akan culture is one of the traditional matrilineal cultures of Africa. Akan art is wide-ranging and renowned, especially for the tradition of crafting bronze gold weights, using the lost-wax casting method. The Akan culture reached South America, the Caribbean, and North America.
The Akwamu are one of the most centralised organised Akan forest state, with the powerful Akan military or strategic formations, which is widely practiced in all Akan system. Akwamu expansion started between 1629 and 1710. Akwamu expanded into the Akuapem, Denkyira, Ga-Adangbe, Ladoku etc and beyond the borders of Ghana into Benin.
Akan Heritage - The Akan are a diverse ethnic group of West Africa ...