Akan people

ethnic group in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo
Intangible ethnic_group Q415693
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Akan people

Summary

Akan people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,058 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Akan people's religion is recorded as Christianity[3].
  • Akan people's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[4].
  • Akan people's religion is recorded as Akan religion[5].
  • Akan people is in the country of Ghana[6].
  • Akan people is in the country of Ivory Coast[7].
  • Akan people is in the country of Brazil[8].
  • Akan people is in the country of Jamaica[9].
  • Akan people is in the country of Suriname[10].
  • Akan people is in the country of United States[11].
  • Akan people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[12].
  • Akan people's Commons category is recorded as Akan people[13].
  • Akan people comprises Fante[14].
  • Akan people comprises Brong people[15].
  • Akan people comprises Ahanta people[16].
  • Akan people comprises Akyem[17].
  • Akan people comprises Asante[18].
  • Akan people comprises Gonja people[19].
  • Akan people comprises Anyi people[20].
  • Akan people comprises Akwamu[21].
  • Akan people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Akan people[22].
  • Akan people has a population of {'amount': '+20000000'}[23].
  • Akan people's described by source is recorded as The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought[24].
  • Akan people's language used is recorded as Akan[25].
  • Akan people's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries African Ethnic Groups[26].
  • Akan people's Ghana Place Names URL is recorded as https://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/peoples-states/akan[27].

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Definition and Type

Akan people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[12].

Use and Application

Components include Fante[14], an ethnic group[28], in Ghana[29]; Brong people[15], an ethnic group[30], in Ghana[31]; Ahanta people[16], an ethnic group[32], in Ghana[33]; Akyem[17], an ethnic group[34], in Ghana[35]; Asante[18], an ethnic group[36]; and Gonja people[19], an ethnic group[37], in Ghana[38].

Why It Matters

Akan people ranks in the top 3% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,058 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

It has been cited as an influence by Gonja kingdom[41], a kingdom[42], in Ghana[43], founded in 1675[44].

FAQs

Who did Akan people influence?

Akan people has been cited as an influence by Gonja kingdom[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . cia.gov. cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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