The Chakosi are an Akan people who trace their origin to an area in the Ivory Coast in a place they call Anou or Ano.[1] Thus, they refer to themselves and their language as Anufo "people of Anu". They are called and referred to by different names such Chakosi, Chokosi, Chokossi, Kyokosi, Tchokossi, Tiokossi.[2] They inhabit three countries: Ghana, Benin and Togo. As of 2003 they had a combined population of 137,600. Orale narrations had it that they were in Ghana and Togo not later than 18th century and they were warriors in nature and fought a couple of battles including the ones they helped the Gonja people and the Mamprusi in building the Mamprusi Kingdom. They have names like Amoin, Akisie (Agishie), Kouasi, Adjoah, Amlan (Amanna) Ouwe, Yao, Koffi, Afoueh, N'gisah all depicting names of the days Mueneh (Sunday), Cishe (Monday), Djore (Tuesday), Mana (Wednesday), Ohue (Thursday), Ya (Friday) and Fue (Saturday) Kwa[3] Chakosi speak the Akan dialect Chakosi language.
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