Fante people

E157256

Akan people ethnic group

The Fante people are a major Akan ethnic group from Ghana’s coastal region, known for their historic trading states, rich cultural traditions, and significant influence in Ghanaian politics and education.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Fante	21
Fante people canonical	9
Ashanti people	1
Fante states	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Akan people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
artForm	drumming and dancing ⓘ textile arts ⓘ wood carving ⓘ
clanSystem	Akan abusua system ⓘ
colonialEraRole	allies of the British on the Gold Coast in several periods ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Ghana ⓘ
culturalPractice	Akan naming ceremonies ⓘ festival celebrations ⓘ
ethnonym	Fante people self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fante Bini ⓘ surface form: Fanti
festival	Aboakyer festival ⓘ Oguaa Fetu Afahye ⓘ
historicalActivity	coastal trade with Europeans ⓘ
historicalCapital	Mankessim ⓘ
historicalState	Fante Confederacy ⓘ Mankessim Kingdom ⓘ
influenceArea	Ghanaian education ⓘ Ghanaian politics ⓘ
language	Fante language ⓘ
languageFamily	Akan language ⓘ surface form: Akan languages Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
majorTown	Anomabo ⓘ Cape Coast ⓘ Elmina ⓘ Komenda ⓘ Saltpond ⓘ Winneba, Ghana ⓘ surface form: Winneba
musicTradition	Akan highlife ⓘ
notableCityAssociation	Cape Coast as a historic educational center ⓘ
partOf	Akan people ⓘ surface form: Akan ethnic groups
primaryRegion	Central Region, Ghana ⓘ surface form: Central Region of Ghana Western Region (Ghana) ⓘ surface form: Western Region of Ghana
relatedEthnicGroup	Akuapem people ⓘ Akyem people ⓘ Ashanti people ⓘ surface form: Asante people Nzema people ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ traditional Akan religion ⓘ
socialStructure	matrilineal descent ⓘ
traditionalOccupation	farming ⓘ fishing ⓘ trading ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalSystem	Fante Confederacy ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeature	veneration of abosom (deities) ⓘ veneration of ancestors ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ surface form: Latin script