Akan is considered a lingua franca in Ghana because it is the principal native language of the Akan people in Ghana.
This is adopted as a common language between two speakers whose native languages are different.
Akan is a Central Tano language and the principal native language of the Akan people of Ghana, spoken over much of the southern half of Ghana.
80% of the Ghana population speak Akan, and 44% are native speakers.
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