Group
Akan people
The Akan people are an ethnic group of West Africa predominantly in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Ethnic Akans are the majority in both countries and have a population of roughly 20 million people.
The Akan language (also known as Twi-Fante) is a group of dialects within the Kwa group of languages and is in the Atlantic–Congo group within the Niger-Congo phylum.
Also included under the term "Akan" are the Bia languages (in which case it is common to speak of "Akan languages", as a group of languages).Subgroups of the Akan proper include: Asante (Ashanti), Akuapem (Akwapem) and Akyem (the Asante, Akuapem and Akyem dialects are together known as Twi), Agona, Kwahu, Wassa, Fante (Fanti or Mfantse:Anomabo, Abura, Gomua) and Brong.
Subgroups of the Bia-speaking groups include: the Anyin, Baoulé, Chakosi (Anufo), Sefwi (Sehwi), Nzema, Ahanta, Jwira-Pepesa.
Member Cities
- Accra Greater Accra Ghana Location
- Assinie Abidjan Ivory Coast Location
- Bawku Upper East Ghana Location
- Bondoukou Bondoukou Ivory Coast Location
- Cape Coast Castle Central Ghana Location
- Djenné Mopti Region Mali Location
- Elmina Central Ghana Location
- Kingston Kingston Jamaica Location
- Krindjabo Comoé Ivory Coast Location
- Kumasi Ashanti Ghana Location
- Ofin River Ghana Location
- Sakasso Sakassou Ivory Coast Location
- Sunyani Brong-Ahafo Ghana Location
- Yendi Northern Ghana Location