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Akan vs Highlife - What's the difference?

akan | highlife |

As nouns the difference between akan and highlife

is that akan is (niger-congo language) while highlife is (music) a genre of music that originated in ghana in the early 20th century, blending elements of traditional akan music with western instruments and ideas.

akan

English

(wikipedia Akan)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to the Akan people.
  • Of or pertaining to the Akan language and other related languages.

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A people who inhabit Ghana and .
  • The Niger-Congo language spoken by these people.
  • A group of languages spoken in Ghana.
  • A volcano in Hokkaido, Japan.

    • Derived terms

    * Akan states

    See also

    * (ak) * (Akan language) * (Akan people) * * . It's a family of related languages. The individual ones are: * - Fante entry * - Twi entry

    Anagrams

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    highlife

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (music) A genre of music that originated in Ghana in the early 20th century, blending elements of traditional Akan music with Western instruments and ideas.

    • See also

    *(Highlife) *