Ahanta
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The Ahanta are an Akan-related ethnic group of coastal Ghana known historically for their involvement in Atlantic trade and rich fishing and farming traditions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
people ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fort Batenstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gold Coast colonial history ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Akan festivals
ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ |
| culturalRelation | Akan cultural sphere ⓘ |
| demographicLocation | southwestern Ghanaian coast ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
artisanal fishing
ⓘ
cash-crop agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Akan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClanSystem | matrilineal clans ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
Atlantic trade
ⓘ
coastal commerce ⓘ |
| historicalContact |
British traders
ⓘ
Dutch traders ⓘ European traders ⓘ Portuguese traders ⓘ |
| historicalPolity | Ahanta Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Ahanta language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Akan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Tano languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | coast of Ghana ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Fante
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nzema NERFINISHED ⓘ Wassa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition | Akan oral literature ⓘ |
| partOf | coastal societies of West Africa ⓘ |
| region | Western Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional Akan religion ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Akan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
cassava
ⓘ
cocoa ⓘ maize ⓘ plantain ⓘ |
| traditionalDiet |
cassava-based dishes
ⓘ
fish-based dishes ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | coastal fishing settlements ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
farming
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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