Akann.adj.

Brit.

/əˈkɑːn/, U.S.

/ɑˈkɑn/, West African English

/aˈkan/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Akans.

Origin: A borrowing from an Akan language.

Etymology: < a self-designation in an Akan language (compare Fante okanni , plural akanfoo , literally ‘forefathers’, ultimately < -kan first). Compare French Akan (1782 in royaume d'Akan , literally ‘Akan realm’, used to denote an area in the interior of West Africa, or earlier). Compare earlier Akani n. and discussion at that entry.Compare: 1897 J. M. Sarbah Fanti Customary Laws i. 3 The words ‘Akan’ (Akanfu) arose probably from the way the Mfantsifu referred to those who remained at Takieman. The word Akan to our mind means a remnant.

A. n.

1. A member of any of a group of West African peoples mainly inhabiting Ghana and the Ivory Coast.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [noun]

Fulbe1623

Mandingo1623

Akani1662

Gola1670

Ashanti1705

Beninese1705

Wolof1745

Igbo1757

Susu1786

Temne1791

Mossi1819

Ibibio1822

Koranko1825

Vaia1832

Sherbro1836

Yoruba1843

Akan1849

Songhai1851

Yoruban1853

Mitshi1854

Ijo1856

Igbirra1863

Soninke1869

Efik1876

Kanuri1876

Fante1879

Malinke1883

Mande1883

Kissi1884

Nupe1885

Mende1887

Ho1890

Benin1897

Limba1902

Munchi1905

Kono1909

Senufo1911

Tallensi1920

Yakö1926

Mandinka1957

Tiv1960

Togolese1962

Loma1964

1849 Med. Times 19 462/2 The head of the Akan presents generally the well-known characteristics of the negro type.

1897 J. M. Sarbah Fanti Customary Laws i. i. 16 Fanti laws and customs apply to all Akans and Fantis.

1931 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 30 56 The Chokosi are, in fact, an offshoot of the Akans.

1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come i. 15 They had come—Akan, Ashanti, Yoruba, Mandingo, Wolof, Ibo, and Bantu—turning their backs on the slavery that had welded them together into a new people.

1994 Jrnl. Black Stud. 24 349 Primarily he was an Akan and thought as an Akan.

2. The group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken by these peoples, comprising Asante, Fante, and Twi; any one of these languages.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Akan

Akan1856

Nzima1911

1856 Jrnl. Ethnol. Soc. 4 85 I suppose the Akan to be the vernacular of about one hundred thousand.

1887 A. B. Ellis Tshi-speaking Peoples xxi. 306 The divergence being far greater between the tribes which speak Fanti than between those which speak Akan.

1906 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. Great Brit. & Ireland 36 178 A Fanti interpreter is often unable properly to understand or to be understood in Akan.

1968 A. K. Armah Beautyful Ones are not yet Born ix. 139 He had left it on Radio Ghana, and now he got the record choices in Akan.

2001 Jrnl. Mod. Afr. Stud. 39 257 The English version was translated into..five local languages: Akan, Ewe, Ga, Dagbane and Hausa.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Akan or their language.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [adjective]

Akani1686

Ashantian1705

Igbo1732

Mandingo1744

Nago1775

Temne1791

Wolof1828

Nupe1829

Kru1835

Gola1843

Mpongwe1844

Efik1849

Yoruban1853

Mossi1854

Fulbe1857

Ewe1861

Fan1861

Ibibio1862

Akan1863

Fon1864

Soninke1870

Mende1872

Ijo1883

Mande1883

Yoruba1883

Mitshi1892

Benin1893

Munchi1908

Yakö1926

Tallensi1936

Tiv1939

Limba1954

Kissi1957

Loma1957

1863 R. F. Burton Wanderings W. Afr. II. ix. 173 The land of the Akan and Gá races.

1897 J. M. Sarbah Fanti Customary Laws i. 2 The Akan language is nevertheless the parent language—the language of diplomacy and courtiers.

1923 R. S. Rattray Ashanti ix. 113 The Brong are, in my opinion, undoubtedly a branch of the Akan stock, to which the Ashanti and the Fanti belong.

1963 M. Laurence in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories (1968) 144 The red and gold umbrellas of the proud Akan chiefs.

2007 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 27 Sept. 44/4 Obruni..is the Akan word for ‘stranger’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	akan
释义	Akann.adj. Brit. /əˈkɑːn/, U.S. /ɑˈkɑn/, West African English /aˈkan/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Akans. Origin: A borrowing from an Akan language. Etymology: < a self-designation in an Akan language (compare Fante okanni , plural akanfoo , literally ‘forefathers’, ultimately < -kan first). Compare French Akan (1782 in royaume d'Akan , literally ‘Akan realm’, used to denote an area in the interior of West Africa, or earlier). Compare earlier Akani n. and discussion at that entry.Compare: 1897 J. M. Sarbah Fanti Customary Laws i. 3 The words ‘Akan’ (Akanfu) arose probably from the way the Mfantsifu referred to those who remained at Takieman. The word Akan to our mind means a remnant. A. n. 1. A member of any of a group of West African peoples mainly inhabiting Ghana and the Ivory Coast. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [noun] Fulbe1623 Mandingo1623 Akani1662 Gola1670 Ashanti1705 Beninese1705 Wolof1745 Igbo1757 Susu1786 Temne1791 Mossi1819 Ibibio1822 Koranko1825 Vaia1832 Sherbro1836 Yoruba1843 Akan1849 Songhai1851 Yoruban1853 Mitshi1854 Ijo1856 Igbirra1863 Soninke1869 Efik1876 Kanuri1876 Fante1879 Malinke1883 Mande1883 Kissi1884 Nupe1885 Mende1887 Ho1890 Benin1897 Limba1902 Munchi1905 Kono1909 Senufo1911 Tallensi1920 Yakö1926 Mandinka1957 Tiv1960 Togolese1962 Loma1964 1849 Med. Times 19 462/2 The head of the Akan presents generally the well-known characteristics of the negro type. 1897 J. M. Sarbah Fanti Customary Laws i. i. 16 Fanti laws and customs apply to all Akans and Fantis. 1931 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 30 56 The Chokosi are, in fact, an offshoot of the Akans. 1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come i. 15 They had come—Akan, Ashanti, Yoruba, Mandingo, Wolof, Ibo, and Bantu—turning their backs on the slavery that had welded them together into a new people. 1994 Jrnl. Black Stud. 24 349 Primarily he was an Akan and thought as an Akan. 2. The group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken by these peoples, comprising Asante, Fante, and Twi; any one of these languages. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Akan Akan1856 Nzima1911 1856 Jrnl. Ethnol. Soc. 4 85 I suppose the Akan to be the vernacular of about one hundred thousand. 1887 A. B. Ellis Tshi-speaking Peoples xxi. 306 The divergence being far greater between the tribes which speak Fanti than between those which speak Akan. 1906 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. Great Brit. & Ireland 36 178 A Fanti interpreter is often unable properly to understand or to be understood in Akan. 1968 A. K. Armah Beautyful Ones are not yet Born ix. 139 He had left it on Radio Ghana, and now he got the record choices in Akan. 2001 Jrnl. Mod. Afr. Stud. 39 257 The English version was translated into..five local languages: Akan, Ewe, Ga, Dagbane and Hausa. B. adj. Of or relating to the Akan or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [adjective] Akani1686 Ashantian1705 Igbo1732 Mandingo1744 Nago1775 Temne1791 Wolof1828 Nupe1829 Kru1835 Gola1843 Mpongwe1844 Efik1849 Yoruban1853 Mossi1854 Fulbe1857 Ewe1861 Fan1861 Ibibio1862 Akan1863 Fon1864 Soninke1870 Mende1872 Ijo1883 Mande1883 Yoruba1883 Mitshi1892 Benin1893 Munchi1908 Yakö1926 Tallensi1936 Tiv1939 Limba1954 Kissi1957 Loma1957 1863 R. F. Burton Wanderings W. Afr. II. ix. 173 The land of the Akan and Gá races. 1897 J. M. Sarbah Fanti Customary Laws i. 2 The Akan language is nevertheless the parent language—the language of diplomacy and courtiers. 1923 R. S. Rattray Ashanti ix. 113 The Brong are, in my opinion, undoubtedly a branch of the Akan stock, to which the Ashanti and the Fanti belong. 1963 M. Laurence in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories (1968) 144 The red and gold umbrellas of the proud Akan chiefs. 2007 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 27 Sept. 44/4 Obruni..is the Akan word for ‘stranger’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1849
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