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akan

See also: Akan, akán, Akán, and àkan

Alak

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Noun

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akan

  1. (Alak) woman

Alternative forms

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Further reading

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Akan Akan.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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akan

  1. Akan (West African language spoken mainly in Ghana and Ivory Coast)
Declension
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Inflection of akan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative akan —
genitive akanin —
partitive akania —
illative akaniin —
singular plural
nominative akan —
accusative nom. akan —
gen. akanin
genitive akanin —
partitive akania —
inessive akanissa —
elative akanista —
illative akaniin —
adessive akanilla —
ablative akanilta —
allative akanille —
essive akanina —
translative akaniksi —
abessive akanitta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of akan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative akanini —
accusative nom. akanini —
gen. akanini
genitive akanini —
partitive akaniani —
inessive akanissani —
elative akanistani —
illative akaniini —
adessive akanillani —
ablative akaniltani —
allative akanilleni —
essive akaninani —
translative akanikseni —
abessive akanittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative akanisi —
accusative nom. akanisi —
gen. akanisi
genitive akanisi —
partitive akaniasi —
inessive akanissasi —
elative akanistasi —
illative akaniisi —
adessive akanillasi —
ablative akaniltasi —
allative akanillesi —
essive akaninasi —
translative akaniksesi —
abessive akanittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative akanimme —
accusative nom. akanimme —
gen. akanimme
genitive akanimme —
partitive akaniamme —
inessive akanissamme —
elative akanistamme —
illative akaniimme —
adessive akanillamme —
ablative akaniltamme —
allative akanillemme —
essive akaninamme —
translative akaniksemme —
abessive akanittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative akaninne —
accusative nom. akaninne —
gen. akaninne
genitive akaninne —
partitive akanianne —
inessive akanissanne —
elative akanistanne —
illative akaniinne —
adessive akanillanne —
ablative akaniltanne —
allative akanillenne —
essive akaninanne —
translative akaniksenne —
abessive akanittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative akaninsa —
accusative nom. akaninsa —
gen. akaninsa
genitive akaninsa —
partitive akaniaan
akaniansa 		—
inessive akanissaan
akanissansa 		—
elative akanistaan
akanistansa 		—
illative akaniinsa —
adessive akanillaan
akanillansa 		—
ablative akaniltaan
akaniltansa 		—
allative akanilleen
akanillensa 		—
essive akaninaan
akaninansa 		—
translative akanikseen
akaniksensa 		—
abessive akanittaan
akanittansa 		—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Etymology 2

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Noun

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akan

  1. genitive singular of akka

Anagrams

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Àkán

Etymology

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From Proto-Gbe *akã́. Cognates include Fon akán, Saxwe Gbe akán, Adja akan, Ewe aka

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Noun

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àkán (plural àkán lɛ́ or àkán lẹ́)

  1. charcoal

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay akan, from Proto-Malayic *akən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akən.

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Verb

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akan

  1. (auxiliary) Used to mark future tense.
    Aku akan malan setelah menyapu lantai.
    I'm going to eat after sweeping the floor.
    Dia akan membelikan aku ponsel baru.
    She will buy me a new cell phone.
    Orang itu akan melompat dari ketinggian jika kita tidak segera menahannya.
    That person is about to jump from a height if we don't hold him back soon.

Preposition

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akan

  1. of, about
  2. (obsolete) for

Derived terms

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Compounds

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Further reading

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Classical Malay اكن (akan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aken (“preposition, on, upon; applicative marker”).

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Verb

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akan (Jawi spelling اکن)

  1. will
    Saya akan membesar.
    I will grow.
  2. about to
  3. going to

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: akan
  • Peranakan Indonesian: aken

Mokilese

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Verb

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akan

  1. (transitive) to ignite, set on fire

References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)

  1. Akan language

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)

  1. Akan language

Olukumi

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Etymology

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Possibly related to Èkìtì Yoruba ịgọ́n, Ọ̀wọ̀ Yoruba igán

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ákán

  1. hawk
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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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akan m (uncountable)

  1. the Akan language

Quechua

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Verb

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akan

  1. third-person singular present indicative of akay

Rade

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Etymology

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From Proto-Chamic *ʔikaːn, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

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akan (classifier drei)

  1. fish

Derived terms

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References

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  • James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 3

Sicilian

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Noun

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akan f

  1. (uncountable) Akan (language)

South Central Dinka

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Noun

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akan

  1. deleb palm

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  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎[2], 2005

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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akan m (uncountable)

  1. Akan (Niger-Congo language)
  2. Akan (language group spoken in Ghana)

Sumerian

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Romanization

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akan

  1. Romanization of 𒁛 (akan)

Yoruba

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Akàn

Etymology

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Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-kɪ̃ã̀rã́. Cognates include Nupe kara, Igala íkáakàla, Olukumi akakara, Khana àka, Ayere anká

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Noun

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akàn

  1. crab

Synonyms

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Yoruba Varieties and Languages - akàn (“crab”)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageSubdialectLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹidibi
OlùkùmiUgbódùakakara
Proto-YorubaNorthwest YorubaStandard YorùbáNàìjíríàakàn, alákàn
Bɛ̀nɛ̀akàn, alákàn
Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéKabbaakọ̀n
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaIfɛ̀Akpáréakã̀rã́
Atakpaméakã̀rã́
Tchettiakã̀rã́
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.
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