The Fon people, also called Dahomeans, Fon nu or Agadja are a Gbe ethnic group. They are the largest ethnic group in Benin, found particularly in its south...

Look up fon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fon or FON may refer to: Fon (title), a traditional title for a ruler in Cameroon Fiber-optic network Freedom...

rulers.org/benitrad.html https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Benin_native.html Benin Fon people List of rulers of the Fon state of Alada Lists of office-holders...

Fon (fɔ̀ngbè, pronounced [fɔ̃̀ɡ͡bē]) also known as Dahomean is the language of the Fon people. It belongs to the Gbe group within the larger Atlantic–Congo...

Those Aja living in Abomey mingled with the local people, thus creating a new people known as the Fon, or "Dahomey" ethnic group. This group is now the...

vodúnsínsen is an African traditional religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon peoples of Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria. Practitioners are commonly called...

was practiced by the Fon people of the Dahomey Kingdom. The kingdom existed until 1898 in what is now the country of Benin. People taken from Dahomey to...

States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland Benin Fon people King of Dahomey List of rulers of the Fon state of Savi Hweda Lists of office-holders Law,...

being in the West African traditional religion of the Fon people (Benin, Dahomey) and the Ewe people (Togo). She is one of the most influential deities in...

among the Fon. In the Fon-dominated Ouidah, therefore, some people think of Yoruba Ifá as being more potent than their own local system. Some people who have...

approximately 1600 until 1904. It developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a regional power in the 18th century...

traditional religions of the Bini people of Edo State in southern Nigeria, the Ewe people of Benin, Ghana, and Togo, and the Fon people of Benin. Yoruba tradition...

Ife to various Yoruba, Yoruboid, and neighbouring groups, including the Fon, Ga, and Benin Kingdom. Veneration of Ògún As seen in the Orisha tradition...

Bokonon, a character in the book Cat's Cradle Bokonon, a diviner among the Fon people (see also pt:Bokonon) This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

Fulani people. When Cameroon was colonized, the British granted status and a certain amount of control to traditional authorities, such as the Fon. This...

of the Caribbean (Cuba, Puerto Rico and Trinidad) brought over by Yoruba people during the transatlantic slave trade. While Ozun is a masculine Orisha associated...

Bamtie Fon of Ashong Fon of Awing Fon of Kung HRM. Fon KUM Gilbert Fon of Bali-Gansin Fon of Bali-Gashu Fon of Bali-Gham Fon of Bangwa Fon of Batibo Fon of...

Royal Palaces of Abomey are a group of earthen structures built by the Fon people between the mid-17th and late 19th Centuries. One of the most famous and...

equilibrium or AGE, a model in mathematical economics Agé, a god of the Fon people of Africa All pages with titles beginning with Age All pages with titles...

Akan people (notably those of the Asante Kotoko alliance of the 1720s: Asante, Bono, Wassa, Nzema and Ahanta) followed by Kongo people, Fon people, Ewe...

of Nso) and their capital is Kumbo – where the Palace of the Fon is found. The Nso’ people migrated from Tikari in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon when...

elementary school teacher who earned her PhD in education. Her ancestry includes Fon, Yoruba, Irish and Welsh. Between her mother's love for Motown and her father's...

businessman who has been president of Benin since 6 April 2016. Talon is of Fon origin and was born in Ouidah. He descends from slave traders. His father...

West African Kingdom of Dahomey. The Kingdom was founded in 1625 by the Fon people who developed it into a powerful military and commercial empire, which...

offerings decorated in rainbow colors. Her favorite plant is cotton. The Fon people of Benin believe the rainbow serpent Ayida-Weddo was a servant of Mawu-Lisa...

or seventeenth centuries by the Tofinu people who took to the lake to avoid Fon warriors who were taking people hostage to sell them to European enslavers...

Dahomey, the elephant was associated with the 19th century rulers of the Fon people, Guezo and his son Glele. The animal is believed to evoke strength, royal...

of Gbe languages such as the Fon, Gen, Phla/Phera, Ogu/Gun, Maxi (Mahi), and the Aja people of Togo and Benin. Ewe people are located primarily in the...

They include five major dialect clusters: Ewe, Fon, Aja, Gen (Mina), and Phla–Pherá. Most of the Gbe peoples came from the east to their present dwelling-places...

religious tradition. Other slaves belonged to the Fon people and other neighboring ethnic groups. Bantu people were mostly brought from present-day Angola and...