#West Africa ethnography
- Akan — Relating to the Akan ethnic group of West Africa (located predominantly in Ghana and Ivory Coast), its members, or their language and culture; a person belonging to this population historically recognized for its matrilineal social organization and goldcrafting art. As a neuter noun, it denotes the Akan language, a major dialect within the Niger-Congo language family, spoken by millions of people and structurally characterized by a complex tonal system.