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A map of Ghana's ethno-linguistic areas. Ghana has more than seventy native ethnic groups. [15] Major native African ethnic groups in Ghana include the Akan at 45.7% of the population, the Mole-Dagbon at 18.5%, the Ewe at 13.9%, the Ga-Dangme at 7.1%, the Gurma at 6.4%, the Guan at 3.2%, the Grusi at 2.7%, Mande at 2% and others at 1.6%.
Akans are the largest ethnic group in Ghana. They are made of the Akyems or Akims, Asantes , Fantis , Akuapims , Kwahus , Denkyiras , Bonos , Akwamus , Krachis, etc. The Serer people of Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania are bilineal, but matrilineality ( tiim , in Serer ) is very important in their culture, and is well preserved.
Ghana is a multi-ethnic country with diverse linguistic and religious groups; [15] while the Akan are the largest ethnic group, they constitute a plurality. Most Ghanaians are Christians (71.3%); almost a fifth are Muslims; a tenth practice traditional faiths or report no religion. [3]
"Between the Rivers Mono and Volta"; Eʋenyígbá Eweland) [3] are a Gbe-speaking ethnic group. The largest population of Ewe people is in Ghana (6.0 million), [4] and the second largest population is in Togo (3.1 million). [5] [1] They speak the Ewe language (Ewe: Eʋegbe) which belongs to the Gbe family of languages. [6]
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Ghana" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abidji people;
A Krobo girl undertaking Dipo ceremony. The Krobo people are an ethnic group in Ghana.They are grouped as part of Ga-Adangbe ethnolinguistic group and they are also the largest group of the seven Dangme ethnic groups of Southeastern Ghana.
Bono is one of the largest ethnic group of Akan and are matrilineal people. [2] [3] Bono people speak the Bono Twi. The name Twi is a derivative of a Bono King Nana Twi [4] [5] [6] In the late fifteenth century, the Bono people founded the Gyaaman kingdom as extension of Bono state in what is now Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. [7] [8] [9]
The Ga sub-group of the Ga-Dangme people is the historical population of Accra. They form the largest ethnic sub-group in the Greater Accra Region, with 18.9% of the population. [11] [circular reference] The Ga peoples were organized into six independent towns (Accra (Ga Mashie), Osu, La, Teshie, Nungua, and Tema). Each town had a stool, which ...