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![]() Drawing of an Agni man, 1892. | |
Total population | |
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~2.5 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Languages | |
Anyi, French | |
Religion | |
Akan religion, Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Akans, especially Baoulé, Chakosi, and Sefwi |
The Agnis people (or Anyi) are an Akan people living in West Africa. There are approximately 1,200,000 of them, mainly in the Ivory Coast. They also live in Ghana. They were the first people in this region to have come into contact with the European colonizers during the 18th century.