<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Related ethnic groups </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Coromantees </Td> </Tr> <P> The Akan (/ əˈkæn /) are a meta - ethnicity predominantly speaking Central Tano languages and residing in the southern regions of the former Gold Coast region in what is today the nation of Ghana . Akans who historically migrated from Ghana also make up a plurality of the populace in the Ivory Coast . </P> <P> Akans are the largest group in both countries and have a population of over 20 million people . However there is also a number of Akans in neighboring countries such as Togo / Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Liberia . These migrations are both pre and post-colonial . 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 . </P>

Where did the akans first settle during their migration