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The Akan people are a Kwa group living primarily in present-day Ghana and in parts of Ivory Coast and Togo in western Africa. They have as many as more than twenty clans groups within the community. [1] list of the clans of Akan people include: [2] [3]
The Akan (/ ˈ æ k æ n /) 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 languages within the Central Tano branch of the Potou–Tano subfamily of the Niger–Congo family . [ 2 ]
King; credited with founding the great Akan Kingdom of Ashanti [82] [82] Akan Kingdom of Ashanti King Osei Tutu II: Opoku Ware I: c. 1700: c. 1750 (aged 49–50) King; credited with being the "empire builder" of the Akan Kingdom of Ashanti during his reign, which lasted from 1720 or as early as 1718 [83] [83] Queen Pokou: c. 1750-1760 -
The Asante, also known as Ashanti in English (/ ə ˈ ʃ ɑː n t iː / ⓘ), are part of the Akan ethnic group and are native to the Ashanti Region of modern-day Ghana.Asantes are the last group to emerge out of the various Akan civilisations.
Manu's uncle was the leader of the Akan tribe in Ghana. Although he died in 2013, Manu had no idea he would be chosen to be his uncle's replacement.
The Akan are noted for their expertise in several forms of craftwork, particularly their weaving, wood carving, ceramics, fertility dolls, metallurgy, and kente cloth). Traditional kente cloth is woven outdoors, exclusively by men, in complex patterns of bright, narrow strips. The manufacturing of many Akan crafts is restricted to male specialists.
The Ahanta/Ayinda are Akan people who live to the north and east of the Nzema. The Ahanta land has been historically known as one of the richest areas on the coast of what is now Ghana. The Ahanta land spans from Beposo to Ankobra in what is now the Western Region of the Republic of Ghana. Some of their famous areas include Busua, Axim, Apowa ...
Akyemmansa is the three traditional areas of Akyem in the Eastern region of Ghana. Historically, it has been attested via oral history that the Akyem people were one of the Akan people to migrate south from the Sahel to the area that became Bono state. This area is the origin of modern Akan people.