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The Dagbamba or Dagomba are an ethnic group of Ghana, [2] and Togo. They number more than 3.1 million people. They number more than 3.1 million people. The term Dagbamba is originally extended to refer to other related peoples who were unified by Naa Gbewaa including the Mamprusi and Nanumba .
In 1896, the Germans led by Valentin von Massow, Hans Gruner and Gaston Thierry clashed with the Dagomba at the Battle of Adibo, destroyed Yendi and made away with valuables. It was a massacre, as the 7,000-man, poorly equipped Dagomba army merely rushed with their bows and arrows at the 100-man well-armed German army. [54]
As with many ethnic groups in Ghana, names form part of the cultural fabric of the Mole-Dagombas. Naming practices stem from either religious (mainly Islamic names) or traditional origins. [1] Islam is the main religion among the Mole-Dagombas as is evident from the many Islamic names. Some individuals have more than one name, one Islamic and ...
Ghana has more than seventy ethnic groups, each with its own distinct language. [15] Languages that belong to the same ethnic group are usually mutually intelligible. Eleven languages have the status of government-sponsored languages: four Akan ethnic languages ( Akuapem Twi , Asante Twi , Fante and Nzema ) and two Mole–Dagbani ethnic ...
Mamprusi is the eldest of the Mõõre-Gurma (Mole—Dagbamba) ethnic group: Mamprusi, Dagomba, Nanumba, and Moshie. [8] Rulers. List of leaders [9] [failed verification]
A Washington, D.C. man has been charged with murder after police say he stabbed his grandmother to death and then texted a photograph of her dead body to other family members last Friday.
Visceral fat is the type of fat that surrounds your internal organs in your abdomen. It can be particularly worrisome because it's housed in places where fat shouldn’t be stored in excess. While ...
This page describes persons who belong to the Dagomba ethnic group of Ghana. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. R. Dagomba royalty (1 C ...