KnowraAkan peoplesLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Akan peoples, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 3Related 4Narrower topic 4Compared with 1MatrilinealityBroader topic: Akan lineage membership and aspects of succession follow maternal descent.MatriarchyBroader topic: Akan lineages illustrate how maternal descent can coexist with male chiefs and officeholders.History of GhanaBroader topic: Akan-speaking communities formed many of the states that shaped southern Ghana.