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Akan languages

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Akan (/əˈkæn/) is a group of several closely related languages within the wider Central Tano languages. These languages are the principal native languages...

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Akan people

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The Akan (/ˈækæn/) people are a Kwa group living primarily in present-day Ghana and in parts of Ivory Coast and Togo in West Africa. The Akan speak dialects...

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Akan names

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The Akan people of Ghana frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These "day names"...

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Twi

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([tɕᶣi]) is a variety of the Akan language spoken in southern and central Ghana by several million people, mainly of the Akan people, the largest of the...

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Akan

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Akan may refer to: Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire Akan languages, a language group within the wider Central Tano languages Kwa...

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Asante dialect

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symbols[citation needed] Akan at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Nkyea, Adinkra. "Adinkra Syllabary". Biswajit Mandal. "Language Subtag Registry". Internet...

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Akan religion

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Akan religion comprises the traditional beliefs and religious practices of the Akan people of Ghana and eastern Ivory Coast. Akan religion is referred...

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Jamaican Patois

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Patois derive from the West African Akan language. It is spoken by the majority of Jamaicans as a native language. Patois developed in the 17th century...

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Fante dialect

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as Fanti, Fantse, or Mfantse, is one of the four principal members of the Akan dialect continuum, along with Asante, Bono and Akuapem, the latter three...

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Languages of Ghana

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20% of the population. Eleven languages have the status of government-sponsored languages: three Akan ethnic languages (Akuapem Twi, Asante Twi and Fante)...

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Sankofa

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you have forgotten." The sankofa bird appears frequently in traditional Akan art, and has also been adopted as an important symbol in an African-American...

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Adinkra symbols

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other architectural features. Adinkra symbols appear on some traditional Akan goldweights. The symbols are also carved on stools for domestic and ritual...

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List of Akan people

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The list of Akan people includes notable individuals of Akan meta-ethnicity and ancestry; the Akan people who are also referred to as (Akan: Akanfo) are...

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Bono dialect

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Tano language common to the Bono people and a major dialect of the Akan dialect continuum, and thus mutually intelligible with the principal Akan dialects...

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Haitian Creole

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Creole, is a French-based creole language spoken by 10–12 million people worldwide, and is one of the two official languages of Haiti (the other being French)...

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Bono people

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of Akans. Bono is one of the largest ethnic group of Akan and are matrilineal people. Bono people speak the Bono Twi of Akan language. Twi language, thus...

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Akua

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an Akan female given name among the Akan people (i.e. Ashanti, Akuapem, Akyem, Fante) in Ghana that means "born on a Wednesday" in Akan language, following...

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Nzema language

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Although it is a Bia language, Nzema is also one of the many Akan languages, and it has had considerable influence from other Akan languages, especially Twi...

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Outdooring

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In Ghana, an Outdooring (Ga: kpodziemo; Akan: abadinto, Ewe language “vihehedego”) is the traditional naming ceremony for infants. Traditionally this ceremony...

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Oburoni

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to the predominant local languages, those of Akan family, primarily Fante, Akuapem Twi and Asante twi. Other Akan languages employ variants on "oborɔnyi":...

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Braised rice

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It is known as angwa moo in the Akan language, literally "oil rice" or omɔ kɛ fɔ(omor ker for) in the Ga language. It is prepared with few ingredients...

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Talinum fruticosum

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fameflower, Lagos bologi, sweetheart, and Kutu bataw in Ghana from the Akan language It is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. The plant...

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Ghana national football team

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created hiplife football songs which were composed in the Akan language – the 2006 World Cup song, "Akan: Tuntum Nsorom Ye Ko Yen Anim", (Black Stars, We are...

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Fufu

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found in West African cuisine. It is a Twi word that originates from the Akans in Ghana. The word has been expanded to include several variations of the...

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Kwame Nkrumah

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of the first descriptive grammar of his native Fante dialect of the Akan language. Nkrumah spent his summers in Harlem, a center of black life, thought...

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Afia

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is an Akan female given name among the Akan people (i.e. Ashanti, Akuapem, Akyem, Fante) in Ghana that means "born on Friday" in Akan language, following...

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