Akan language is a dialect continuum that includes Twi, Fante, and Wasa.
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10 Facts About Akan language
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Akan language dialects contain extensive palatalization, vowel harmony, and tone terracing.
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Akan language dialects have fourteen to fifteen vowels: four to five "tense" vowels, five "lax" vowels, which are adequately but not completely represented by the seven-vowel orthography, and five nasal vowels, which are not represented at all.
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Akan language vowels engage in a form of vowel harmony with the root of the tongue.
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Akan language can create plural nouns by adding the suffix nom to the original word.
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Akan language has a rich literature in proverbs, folktales, and traditional drama, as well as a new literature in dramas, short stories, and novels.
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In 1978 the AOC established a common orthography for all of Akan language, which is used as the medium of instruction in primary school.
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The Akan language is recognized for literacy, from at least the lower primary level.
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Akan language is studied in major universities in the United States, including Ohio University, Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Harvard University, Boston University, Indiana University, University of Michigan, and The University of Florida.
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The Akan language is studied in these universities as a bachelor or masters program.
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