Akan people

The Akan  people mostly live in  Ghana and in parts of Ivory Coast and Togo in West Africa. They speak the  Akan language (also known as Twi/Fante). Subgroups of the Akan people include: the Agona, Akuapem, Akwamu, Akyem, Ashanti, Bono, Fante, Kwahu, Wassa, and Ahanta. The Akan subgroups all have a lot in common; most notably tracing  matrilineal descent in the inheritance of property, and for succession to high political office.

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Category:Ethnic groups in Ghana