Oyoko

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Oyoko is one of the principal matrilineal clans of the Akan people of Ghana, historically associated with leadership and royal lineages.

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Label Occurrences
Oyoko canonical 1

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Akan clan
matrilineal clan
associatedConcept Akan royal heritage
stool succession
associatedWith chieftaincy
leadership
royal lineages
country Ghana
culturalSignificance royal clan among the Akan
culturalSphere Akan culture
descentLine through the mother
ethnicGroup Akan people
geographicDistribution central Ghana
southern Ghana
governedBy Akan customary law
hasClanHead Abusuapanyin (family head)
inheritancePattern matrilineal inheritance
kinshipSystem matrilineal descent
language Akan language
Twi language
surface form: Twi
partOf Akan clan system
people Oyoko clan members
playsRoleIn selection of chiefs
selection of kings
succession to stools
region Ahafo Region
Ashanti Region
Bono Region
Eastern Region
socialRole principal Akan clan
socialStructure extended matrilineal families
status one of the principal Akan clans
traditionalReligion Akan religion
transmissionOfTitles through the maternal line

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Akan people clanName Oyoko