Asona

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Asona is one of the major Akan clans of Ghana, traditionally associated with attributes of wisdom, diplomacy, and leadership within Akan society.

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Asona canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Akan clan
matrilineal clan
associatedAttribute diplomacy
leadership
wisdom
country Ghana
culturalContext Akan people
surface form: Akan society
culturalIdentity clan identity within Akan people
culturalSignificance important in Akan chieftaincy structures
symbol of wisdom in Akan culture
ethnicGroup Akan people
foundIn Ashanti Region
surface form: Ashanti Region of Ghana

Eastern Region of Ghana
other Akan-speaking areas of Ghana
hasRoleIn Akan customary law
Akan succession to stools and titles
hasSubgroup Asona royal lineages
inheritancePattern through the mother’s line
kinshipSystem matrilineal descent
languageContext Akan language
membershipDeterminedBy maternal ancestry
partOf Akan clan system
recognizedAs one of the major Akan clans
region West Africa
socialRole major Akan clan
socialStructure extended matrilineal families
traditionalAssociation royal and chiefly families in some Akan states
traditionalFunction counsel and wisdom in decision-making
leadership in Akan politics
mediation and diplomacy

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Akan people clanName Asona