Akuapem people
| Subclass of | Akan people  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Ghana |
| Ancestral home | Ghana |
| Country of origin | Ghana |
| Ghana Place Names URL | https://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/peoples-states/akan#h.4w4mrysl25iy |
De Akuapem[1] be one of de main ethnic groups for de the Akan people wey dey base for Ghana insyd. Dem dey base mostly for south of de Eastern Region of Ghana.[2][3] De Akuapem people be indigenous patriarchal, Volta-Comoe-speaking Guans den matriarchal Kwa-speaking Akans.
History[edit | edit source]
The Akuapem formerly be Guan speakers, wey dey include de Larteh, Mamfe, Abotakyi, Mampong, Obosomase, den Tutu Guan blocks plus de Kyerepong (Okere) Guan blocks, wey sana dey comprise Abiriw, Dawu, Awukugua, Adukrom, Apirede, den Abonse-Asesieso. De localities wey dey speak Akan Twi dey include de capital, Akropong, den Amanokurom, wey be home to immigrants wey dey komot from Akyem den Mampong, who sana dey cam from Asante Mampong for Ashanti Region insyd.[1]
Nana Ansa Sasraku I of Akwamu, a renowned warrior king, wey give de multi-ethnic people de name Akuapem. De word "thousand groups" (Nkuu apem) for Akan Twi insyd be de source of de name. After de people overpower ein Akwamu invasion force, wey he give dem these names. De term "Nkuu apem" became corrupted wey turn Akuapem as we currently know.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "AFRICA | 101 Last Tribes - Akuapem people". www.101lasttribes.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ Olson, James Stuart (1996). The peoples of Africa: an ethnohistorical dictionary. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-313-27918-8.
- ↑ Ayesu, Ebenezer (1 January 2013). "One state, many origins : peopling of the Akuapem State : a re-examination". Contemporary Journal of African Studies. 1 (1): 27–54. ISSN 2343-6530.