Language guide

Akan

Akan (ak, aka) is a world language. Wikidata records about 11M speakers. It is written in Latin script.

11M
Speakers
$0.12–0.28
Indicative rate / word

Translation guides

Rates for Akan translation

Akan falls in our lesser-diffused languages band: roughly $0.12–$0.28 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.

For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →

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