| Potou–Tano | |
| Also Known As: | Potou–Akanic |
| Region: | Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Togo |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Volta-Congo |
| Fam4: | Kwa |
| Child1: | Potou |
| Child2: | Tano |
| Glotto: | poto1254 |
| Glottorefname: | Potou–Tano |
The Potou–Tano or Potou–Akanic languages are the only large, well-established branch of the Kwa family. They have been partially reconstructed historically by Stewart in 1989 and 2002.[1]
The Potou branch consists of two minor languages of Ivory Coast, Ebrié and Mbato. The Tano branch includes the major languages of SE Ivory Coast and southern Ghana, Baoulé and Akan.