The Jeliya catalogue uses Akan / Akan. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Akan (akan1250). Its ISO 639-3 code is aka. [1]
Draft — awaiting native-speaker review
Akan includes related varieties such as Asante Twi, Akuapem Twi and Fante. Choose the variety that fits your community.
Opening retained from the existing catalogue; awaiting editorial and speaker review.The Jeliya catalogue uses Akan / Akan. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Akan (akan1250). Its ISO 639-3 code is aka. [1]
Glottolog associates this record with the following country codes: GH, TG. Catalogue locations do not enumerate diaspora or second-language use. [1]
No dated, scope-checked speaker estimate has been approved for this page.
The catalogue classification follows this sequence: Atlantic-Congo → Volta-Congo → Kwa Volta-Congo → Nyo → Potou-Tano → Tano → Central Tano → Akanic. [1]
The Glottolog bibliography includes a linguistic description attributed to Pereira, Duarte Pacheco 1505/08 and a more recent one attributed to Brown, Edward Keith 1972. These are publication dates, not language origins. [1]
Latin letters ɛ and ɔ are essential. Ordinary orthography usually omits tone. Keep Fante and Twi spelling conventions explicitly labelled.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Two principal tone levels with downstep; vowel harmony distinguishes tongue-root sets, and nasal vowels matter. Orthographic vowel letters do not encode every phonetic contrast.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A PHOIBLE record links published sound-inventory descriptions for this language. Inventory analysis can differ by variety and study; example words, letter values and a learner-facing pronunciation table still require a checked reference and speaker recordings. [5]
A reviewed alphabet, sound-by-sound IPA guide and reference recordings are still needed.
Awaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
Subject–verb–object; serial verb constructions, preverbal categories and grammatical tone; no Bantu noun-class agreement system.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A language-specific Grambank record is linked for comparison of grammatical features and their underlying references. Feature coding is an analytical resource; it is not a beginner explanation, a complete grammar or a substitute for a teacher’s review. [3]
Choose Asante Twi, Akuapem Twi or Fante; Akan is a cluster
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Named child varieties in this record include Agona, Ahafo, Akyem Bosome, Asen, Dankyira, Fante, Kwawu, Akuapem, Asante, Twi. These labels do not select Jeliya’s teaching variety. [1]
An entry separates the headword, part of speech, senses and cited examples. A variant is another documented form; a synonym is a different word with a related meaning. Derived expressions can have their own entry. Follow source links and variety tags before using a form.
Search the everyday spelling and check tone-marked forms. ɛ, ɔ, ɲ and ŋ are letters, not removable accents. Search tolerance does not mean two spellings are the same word. Save an entry to keep its stable identity in your wordbook.
Open the dictionaryAwaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
Editorial adaptation: Jeliya
Language reviewer: awaiting appointment
Last revision: 10/12/2026
Harald Hammarström, Robert Forkel, Martin Haspelmath and Sebastian Bank
CC BY 4.0
Source checked: 10/12/2026Brown, Edward Keith 1972
Source checked: 10/12/2026