Akan diaspora
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The Akan diaspora comprises communities of Akan-descended people living outside West Africa, particularly in the Americas and Europe, who maintain cultural, linguistic, and historical ties to the Akan ethnic groups of present-day Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African diaspora subgroup
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diaspora community ⓘ ethnic diaspora ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Akuapem people
NERFINISHED
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Akyem people NERFINISHED ⓘ Anyin people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashanti people NERFINISHED ⓘ Baule people NERFINISHED ⓘ Brong people NERFINISHED ⓘ Fante people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Akan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluenceOn |
Afro-Caribbean religions
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Anansi folklore in the Americas ⓘ Kumina NERFINISHED ⓘ Myal NERFINISHED ⓘ Obeah ⓘ Winti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
Côte d’Ivoire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
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extended family support networks ⓘ libation pouring ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalComponent |
descendants of enslaved Akan people
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recent Akan migrants ⓘ |
| hasIdentityForm | hyphenated national-Akan identities ⓘ |
| hasReligiousInfluenceFrom |
Akan traditional religion
GENERATED
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Christianity GENERATED ⓘ Islam GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Akan diaspora in Brazil
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Akan diaspora in Europe ⓘ Akan diaspora in Jamaica ⓘ Akan diaspora in North America ⓘ Akan diaspora in South America ⓘ Akan diaspora in Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ Akan diaspora in the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Akan diaspora in the Caribbean ⓘ Akan diaspora in the French Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ Akan diaspora in the Netherlands ⓘ Akan diaspora in the United Kingdom ⓘ Akan diaspora in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalPeakMigrationPeriod |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
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late 20th century labor migration ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kwa languages ⓘ |
| linkedToHistoricalEvent |
colonial labor migration
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postcolonial economic migration ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| maintainsCulturalTieTo |
Akan day names
ⓘ
Akan drumming traditions ⓘ Akan festivals ⓘ Akan funerary customs ⓘ Akan goldweight symbolism ⓘ Akan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Akan matrilineal kinship ⓘ Akan naming traditions ⓘ Akan stool symbolism ⓘ Fante language NERFINISHED ⓘ Twi language ⓘ |
| maintainsHistoricalMemoryOf |
Asante Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fante Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegion |
Akanland
NERFINISHED
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Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | African diaspora ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Akan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fante NERFINISHED ⓘ Twi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudyIn |
African diaspora studies
ⓘ
anthropology ⓘ history ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| usesHeritageLanguageAlongside |
Dutch
ⓘ
English NERFINISHED ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
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