Talk:Central Tano languages

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I cannot find a definitive list for the names of the Akan languages anywhere on the internet - would anyone be able to find a sourced recent reference for them? Gabriel Beecham/Kwekubo 01:18, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Sefwi?

Sefwi has been added, removed, then added again... I am no expert on what constitutes an Akan language. Should it stay (and be formatted correctly) or removed again? --Fjmustak 22:28, 22 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes and no. There are at least two possible meanings for the "Akan language(s)". There's a narrow sense of the dialect cluster that includes Ashante, Fante, Akuapem, Akyem, etc. Then there's a broader notion of the languages of the Akan ethnic group, which are closely related but not necessarily mutually intelligible. In addition to the Twi-Fante cluster, this would include the Guang languages, Anyi, Baule, Nzema, Sehwi/Sefwi, etc. Ethnologue, following Stewart's classification, calls this broader group the Tano language family. Actually, Ethnologue makes a three-way distinction:

• Tano
• the Akan language proper (Twi+Fante and a few other dialects)
• the "Akan languages" as a node of the family tree, with divergent dialects like Brong being treated as seperate language from Akan proper

Sefwi is a Tano language/dialect, quite close to Anyi and Baule, but not part of Akan proper.--Chris Johnson 03:12, 23 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It would be a good idea to add this explanation to the article. — mark ✎ 08:48, 23 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Language list - Akan languages?

Is the list presented here, a list of Kwa-languages or Akan Languages? It's presented in a confusing mannar —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Oyd11 (talk • contribs).

As far as I can see, it's a list of the languages in the Akan branch of the Kwa-family, according to the classification used by the Ethnologue. I think these are the languages Stewart (a linguist doing historical-comparative work on these languages) would call Akanoid, and indeed that might be better to avoid the confusion between Akan in the large sense and Akan in the smaller sense (Twi/Asante/etc.). — mark ✎ 14:30, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Resolving the content dispute

Kwamikagami and Bosomba Amosah, I have fully protected the article for 48 hours to halt the edit warring, per a request for page protection that was submitted in response to this dispute. Instead of reinstating your preferred version of the article, please use dispute resolution to determine what content should be included or excluded from the article. You may discuss your preferred changes on this talk page, or if you would like input from uninvolved editors, I recommend either using the dispute resolution noticeboard or starting a request for comment. Thank you.

(See also: Talk:Twi § Resolving the content dispute, Talk:Akan language § Resolving the content dispute, Talk:Bono dialect § Resolving the content dispute) — Newslinger talk 03:24, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We're just waiting on Bosomba stating which changes they want and providing sources that support those changes — kwami (talk) 04:07, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We need you to provide sources for your changes too. My stance is always clear. Read [[1]]p.12 Admin since you have protected the page as your responsibility, I would suggest you look into the sources too. To avoid any misleading and misrepresentation Bosomba Amosah (talk) 09:11, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We are using your sources, mostly Dolphyne. The problem is that you insist on ignoring Dolphyne when she disagrees with you. — kwami (talk) 10:24, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Denying it again Bosomba Amosah (talk) 15:20, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge Discussion in progress

There is a Merge Discussion in progress at Talk:Akan_language#Merge_Twi_into_Akan_language proposing to merge Twi into Akan language. You are invited to take part in the merge discussion. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:16, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion for consensus

As suggested by the moderator during DRN, discussion is required for consensus as Kwami has reverted my edits. Dolphyne saids the Akan language whose dialects are Akuapem, Asante, Bono, Fante, Wasa, Akyem etc. This can be found on p.12. Currently the article doesn’t reflect the source and must be corrected. It appears the article is misleading Bosomba Amosah (talk) 11:11, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

we've asked you since last year to say what exactly is wrong with the article, and you have repeatedly refused to collaborate. come on, this isn't difficult - say what is wrong, how it should be fixed, and provide a reliable source for that fix, including a page number. — kwami (talk) 03:05, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

we might just list 'akan' as a single language and leave the details for the akan article, but this article is page-protected — kwami (talk) 03:18, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dolphyne clearly states what the Akan language is made of. Dolphyne on p.12 about Akan language. The current article doesn’t reflect it. Dolphyne list the dialects as Akuapem, Wasa, Asante, Bono, Akyem etc. There is no such thing as core Akan language, they are all Akan language. This is total misrepresentation and must be changed. If you claim otherwise, you must provide a RS with page numbers like I have done. Bosomba Amosah (talk) 16:51, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article must reflect the source Bosomba Amosah (talk) 16:54, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As it appears, it is clear now that the article should be changed and it must effected when due Bosomba Amosah (talk) 19:42, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

map

the akan article had a map with green for 'akan', but it's 'akan' in the sense of central tano

it could therefore be added to the info box here -

| map = Predominant tribe in the area - (Ghana) LOC 88692692.jpg | mapcaption = A map of Ghana's ethno-linguistic areas. Akan areas (light green) extend west about halfway into Côte d'Ivoire. — kwami (talk) 00:51, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]