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    The Dagbamba or Dagomba are an ethnic group of Ghana, and Togo. They number more than 3.1 million people. The term Dagbamba is originally extended to...
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  • Dagomba may refer to: Dagomba people, an ethnic group of Northern Ghana Dagomba language (Dagbani), a Gur language spoken in Ghana "Dagomba", a song by...
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  • the monarchs of the traditional Kingdom of Dagbon, the kingdom of the Dagomba people, located in northern Ghana. The term Yaa-Naa means "king of strength/power"...
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    one of the most organised traditional kingdoms in Ghana founded by the Dagomba people (Dagbamba) in the 15th century. During its rise, it comprised, at...
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  • the wordlist and a more complete publication was produced in 2003 by a Dagomba scholar, Ibrahim Mahama. According to the linguist Salifu Nantogma Alhassan...
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    East Dagomba District is a former district council that was located in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in...
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  • ethnic groups in Ghana, names form part of the cultural fabric of the Mole-Dagombas. Naming practices stem from either religious (mainly Islamic names) or...
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    in, around and East of Accra, The Guan peoples in the rain forest, The Dagombas, Mamprusi and related peoples in the North, The Gurunsi languages speaking...
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    2011). "Ghana Articles: Dagomba". GhanaNation.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014. "Dagomba: Background". BristolDrumming...
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    gris-gris was incorporated from the Dagomba people and it was originally associated with Islamic traditions. The Dagomba people led the Kingdom of Dagbon...
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  • based on the language of ethnic groups in Ghana: including Akan, Mole-Dagombas, Ga, Ewe and Nzema. Frequently, children are given a "day name" which corresponds...
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  • in Dagbon, lived for a significant period in Dagbon or were born to a Dagomba parent or parents. Abubakari Lunna Samata Angel Haruna Yakubu R. P. Baffour...
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    Ghana's oldest Kingdom. Major ethnic groups who resided in Tamale are Dagomba, Gonja, Mamprusi, Akan, and Dagaaba. The city grew from a small village...
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    d'Ivoire. According to oral tradition, the Mossi come from the marriage of a Dagomba princess, Yennenga, and a Mandé hunter.[citation needed] Yennenga was a...
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    people of Ghana, the aardvark is believed to possess superpowers. The Dagombas believe this animal can transfigure into and interact with humans. The...
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  • performed by the Dagomba people of the Northern region of Ghana. "ADE | Repertoire". www.afridance.com. Retrieved 2020-05-17. "Dagomba Drumming Archives"...
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    market in the 18th and 19th centuries. The name Salaga comes from the Dagomba word "salgi" which means "To get used to a place of abode". In the eighteenth...
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    served as the Emperor of all the Mossi. The first kingdom was founded when Dagomba warriors from the present-day Ghana region and Mandé warriors moved into...
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    Maccasio (category Dagomba people)
    Tizzle Mma[MOM] Featuring Ahmed Adams Produced by MOG Mixed by Tizzle Dagomba Girl Featuring Mugeez (R2bees) Produced by MOG Mixed by PossiGee Too Big...
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    linguistic supercluster. The Mabia ethnic group include the following peoples: Dagomba Mossi Mamprusi Nabit Talni Kamara Kantosi Hanga Kusasi Gurene Nanumba Builsa...
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    West Dagomba District is a former district council that was located in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in...
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    with a minority practicing traditional African religion Related ethnic groups Gur: Dagomba, Gurma, Gurunsi, Mossi, Somba, Yoruba, Nupe, Dendi and others...
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  • Dagaare Ghana, Burkina Faso Christianity, Traditional African religions Dagombas Niger–Congo → Gur → Dagbani Ghana (Kingdom of Dagbon) Islam → Sunni Islam...
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  • Northern Ghana in 1994. It was fought between the Konkombas and the Nanumbas, Dagomba and Gonjas tribes on the other side. The basis of the war were tribal claims...
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    1482–1642: Portuguese Gold Coast 1409–1700: Kingdom of Dagbon, founded by the Dagomba people c.13th century: Modern day Ghana was divided in many states like...
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    found in Ghana and makes up about 18.5% of the population. It is spoken by Dagombas in the Northern Region of Ghana. Dangme is one of the Ga–Dangme languages...
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  • resided in Ashaiman are the Ga-Adangbe, Ga, Guan, Hausa, Fante people, Dagomba, Ewe, Ashanti, and Akuapem. The current Omanhene of the town is Nii Annang...
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    you from among the group called Mossi, or Gurma, or Bussa, or Borgu, or Dagomba, or Kotokoli, or Yoruba, or Tombo, or Bobo, or K.rmu – all of these are...
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  • Yaa Naa (category Dagomba royalty)
    The Yaa Naa is the title of the king of Dagbon, the Kingdom of the Dagomba people, located in the Northern Region of present-day Ghana. The current Yaa...
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    Fante subgroups), Balanta, Bamileke, Bamun, Bariba, Biafara, Bran, Chokwe, Dagomba, Edo, Ewe, Fon, Fula, Ga, Gurma, Hausa, Ibibio (including the Efik subgroup)...
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