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Asante, also known as Ashanti, Ashante, or Asante Twi, is one of the three principal members of the Akan dialect continuum, along with Akuapem, with which it is collectively known as Twi, and Fante, with which it is mutually intelligible. There are 3.8 million speakers of Asante, mainly concentrated in Ghana and southeastern Cote D'Ivoire, and especially in and around the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
The Ga–Fante War in 1811 was a war fought by the Ashanti Confederacy, a powerful Akan kingdom of West Africa that was situated roughly in the territory of the present-day republic of Ghana.
Akuapem Anafo is an Akan autonomous paramountcy in Ghana. It was established by decision of the Larteh Accord in 1994. The Larteh Accord, replacing the older Abotakyi Accord, separated the traditional territories of the Akuapem State into three autonomous paramountcies:
Akan is a Central Tano language and the principal native language of the Akan people of Ghana, spoken over much of the southern half of Ghana by 80% of the population and in Côte d'Ivoire by 41% of the population.
This is a list of rulers and office-holders of Ghana.
Articles related to Ghana include:
Akwamu was a state set up by Akan people that flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries. The name was also applied to its people. Originally emigrating from Bono state, the Akan founders settled in Twifo-Heman. The Akwamu led an expansionist empire in the 17th and 18th centuries. At the peak of their empire, the Akan created an influential culture that has contributed to at least three countries in West Africa.
Akuapem and Akropong were kingdom-states in South-Eastern Ghana. With the enthronement of the Akyem King in 1773 to the throne of Akropong alongside the throne of Akuapem, the kingdom became a double state known as the Akropong–Akuapem Kingdom.
Twi is a dialect of the Akan language spoken in southern and central Ghana by several million people, mainly of the Akan people, the largest of the seventeen major ethnic groups in Ghana. Twi has about 9 million native speakers, mainly from the Ashanti Region, and about 17–18 million speakers in total, including second-language speakers; about 29% of the Ghanaian population speaks Twi as a first or second language.
Akuapem, also known as Akuapim, Akwapem Twi, and Akwapi, is one of the three principal members of the Akan dialect continuum, along with Asante, with which it is collectively known as Twi, and Fante, with which it is mutually intelligible. There are 626,000 speakers of Akuapem, mainly concentrated in Ghana and southeastern Cote D'Ivoire. It is the historical literary and prestige dialect of Akan, having been chosen as the basis of the Akan translation of the Bible.
Akuapem-Akropong is a town in the Eastern region of Ghana. The town is known for the Okuapenmman Socondary School. The political system used in this town is the institution of Chieftaincy. The school is a second cycle institution. This town is also the capital of the Akuapem Traditional Area
The Odwira festival is celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Fanteakwa in the Eastern region of Ghana. The Odwira Festival is celebrated by the people of Akropong-Akuapim, Aburi, Larteh and Mamfi in the Eastern Region. This is celebrated annually in the month of September. The festival celebrates a historic victory over the Ashanti in 1826. It is also celebrated by the people of Jamestown in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana as a result of their long association with the Akans through intermarriages. The Akuapem Odwira festival was initiated by the 19th Okuapimhene of Akropong, Nana Addo Dankwa 1 (1811-1835) and was first celebrated in October 1826.
Larteh Akuapem is the capital of the Benkum Division of Akuapem Traditional Council in Ghana. It lies on the east of the ridge on the Akonnobepow. The name Larteh was derived from the GA words "La" which means fire, and "te" which means stone. In English meaning "fire-stone".
Akwamufie is the state and seat capital of the Akwamu state or kingdom. It is located along the Akuapim-Togo range, the Volta River and in the Eastern Region. It is the town where the Paramount Chief, Odeneho Kwafo-Akoto III and Queen Nana Afrakoma II reside and administer their operations. The majority of the divisional chiefs and sub chiefs also reside in Akwamufie. Akwamu State or Kingdom consists of thirty six towns of which Akwamufie is the capital.
Akropong is a town in south Ghana.
Akwapim South is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Akwapim South used to be known as the Aburi-Nsawam constituency until it was divided in 2012 which gave us Akwapim South and Nsawam Adoagyiri constituencies.
Nsawam Adoagyiri is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Nsawam Adoagyiri is one of the constituencies created from the now defunct Aburi-Nsawam constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Akuapem North is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana.It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah Adjei is the member of parliament for the constituency. She was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) won a majority of 26,655 votes.
Wasa, also known as Wassa and Wasaw, is the common language of the Wasa people and a dialect of the Akan dialect continuum, and partially intelligible with the three principal Akan dialects of Fante, Asante, and Akuapem, the latter two collectively known as Twi, although it is most similar to the Abron dialect. It is spoken by 273,000 in southwestern Ghana, mainly in the Wasa Amenfi West and Wasa Amenfi East districts. Its dialects include Amenfi and Fianse.