Language
Akan
Akan
Anaphoric markers
No results.
Example Sentences
There are 265 example sentences.
Language Properties
Some syntactic properties of the language
Word order
| Consistently SVO | |
| Comments | However all other phrases are head final |
What is the predominant linear position where affixation appears?
| Langauge has no predominant affix direction. |
Definite articles
| yes |
Indicate if the following clause types are or are not found in the language.
| Indicative clauses | yes |
| Infinitive clauses | no |
General information about the language
ISO code (ISO 639-3), aka Ethnologue code
| aka |
Language name
| Akan |
Dialect/variety reported
| Asante Twi |
Genetic classification (Ethnologue)
| Niger-Congo›Atlantic-Congo›Volta-Congo›Kwa›Nyo›Potou-Tano›Tano›Central›Akan |
Language group (Ethnologue top level)
| Niger-Congo |
Language consultant information
Consultant name
| Augustina Pokua Owusu |
Year of birth
| 1989 |
Gender of consultant
| female |
Occupation
| Student |
Level of education
| Ph.D |
Learned language at age
| Mother tongue |
Familiarity with the language
| native speaker |
Formal knowledge of the grammar
| specialized knowledge, e.g., as language teacher or linguist |
Who participated in the elicitation?
| Augustina Owusu and Ken Safir using the Clausal Complementation Questionnaire |
Status of data in database
Is the information for the sentences entered complete?
| Data for entered sentences is complete |
Is the data for markers in this language complete?
| Data for markers incomplete |
Is the sentence data likely to change soon?
| No new sentence data will be entered in the near future | |
| Comments | The Clausal Complement Questionnaire has been entered. |