What is Akan language?
{{Infobox language |name=Akan |nativename=Akan |states=[[Ghana]], [[Ivory Coast]] (Abron), [[Benin]] (Tchumbuli) |ethnicity=[[Akan people]] |speakers={{sigfig|31.6|2}} million |date=2017 |familycolor=Niger-Congo |fam2=[[Atlantic–Congo languages|Atlantic–Congo]] |fam3=[[Kwa languages|Kwa]] |fam4=[[Potou–Tano languages|Potou–Tano]] |fam5=[[Tano languages|Tano]] |fam6=[[Central Tano languages|Central Tano]] |nation=None.<br/>— Government-sponsored language of [[Ghana]] |agency=[[Akan Orthography Committee]] |script=[[Latin script|Latin]] (Twi alphabet, Fante alphabet)<br/>[[Twi Braille]] |iso1=ak |iso2=aka |iso3=aka |lc1=abr|ld1=[[Abron dialect]] |lc2=bqa|ld2=Tchumbuli |lc3=fat|ld3=[[Fante dialect]] |lc4=twi|ld4=[[Twi]] |lc5=wss|ld5=Wasa |glotto=akan1251 |glottoname=Akanic |notice=IPA }} '''Akan''' is a language group spoken by related peoples in mainly [[Ghana]] and eastern [[Côte d'Ivoire]]. Akan belongs to the Kwa group of the Niger-Congo language family.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-10-14|title=Akan People, Language, Religion, Culture, and Other Facts|url=https://buzzghana.com/akan/|access-date=2021-06-22|website=BuzzGhana - Famous People, Celebrity Bios, Updates and Trendy News|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Dialects== Akan comprises four main mutually intelligible dialects: Fante, Asante Twi,Bono and Akwapim Twi. Asante Twi is the widely used. Akan is the most widely spoken and used indigenous language in Ghana. About 44%, of Ghana’s population of about 22 million, speak Akan as first language. However, about 80% of Ghanaians speak Akan as a first and second language. It is officially recognized for literacy, at least at the lower primary (Primary 1-3) level, and studied at university as a bachelor or masters program. It is the most important indigenous language of Ghana. It is the language of the Western, Central, Ashanti, Eastern, Brong Ahafo regions, and the northern portion of the Volta region of Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghana The Akan Group - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Is