The Akan People
The Akan (/ˈækæn/) are a meta-ethnicity living in the southern regions of present-day Ghana and Ivory Coast in West Africa. The Akan language (also known as Twi/Fante) is a group of dialects within the Central Tano branch of the Potou–Tano subfamily of the Niger–Congo family.
Yams are the staple food crop in the Akan economy, but plantains and taro also are important; cocoa and palm oil are major commercial resources. More Information about the Akan peope can be found at Wikipedia. However, their naming follows the framework below:
Male names
- Sunday - Kwasi
- Monday - Kwadwo
- Tuesday - Kwabena
- Wednesday - Kwaku
- Friday - Yaw
- Saturday - Kofi
- Sunday -Kwame
Female Names
- Sunday - Akosua
- Monday - Adwoa
- Tuesday - Abenaa
- Wednesday - Akua
- Friday - Yaa
- Saturday - Afua
- Sunday - Ama
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