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Akan Studies

About Akan

Akan is a language group spoken by related peoples in mainly Ghana and eastern Côte d'Ivoire. The descendants of escaped slaves in the interior of Suriname and the Maroons in Jamaica still use a form of this language.

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PO Box 115565
Gainesville FL 32611-5565
Phone: 352.392.2422
Fax: 352.392.1443

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