Akan

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.

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The son of Ezer of the family of Seir the Horite, a chief in Edom (Gen 36:27, 29). The name Akan is also given as Jaakan (I Chr 1:42).

Concordance
Gen 36:27

Akan may refer to:

• Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire
  • Central Tano languages, a stock of dialects spoken by the Akan people
  • Akan language, a specific language spoken by the Akan people
  • Akan (Ghana parliament constituency)
• Akan District, Hokkaidō
  • Akan, Hokkaidō, a town in Akan District, Hokkaido
  • Akan National Park
    • Akan Volcanic Complex, a volcano in Hokkaidō, Japan
    • Lake Akan, a lake in Hokkaidō, Japan
    • Akan River, a river in Hokkaidō, Japan
• Akan, Wisconsin, a town in the United States
• Akan, son of Ezer, a character mentioned in the Book of Genesis
• Akan (あかん) is a well-known Kansai dialect phrase meaning "No way" in Japan

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