the Dagombas are the founders of the Bouna state of the Ivory Coast, and the Dagaaba states of Upper West Region of Ghana. The homeland of the Dagomba, 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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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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industries during the neolithic period. The progenitors of modern Dagomba, the aboriginal Dagombas, are known locally as Dagbon Sablisi. During this period, Dagbon...
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List of kings of Dagbon (redirect from Rulers of the Northern state of Dagomba)
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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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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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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Dagbani language (redirect from Dagomba language)
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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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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Dagaare Ghana, Burkina Faso Christianity, Traditional African religions Dagombas Niger–Congo → Gur → Dagbani Ghana (Kingdom of Dagbon) Islam → Sunni Islam...
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Culture of Ghana (section Dagomba)
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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is made up of many different ethnic groups with the majority being the Dagombas. Other groups who lived in the area include the Gonjas, Mamprusis, Akan...
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List of people from Dagbon (redirect from Notable Dagombas)
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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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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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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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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Ziblim (2018-04-24). "WASAWASA is an African food widely eaten by the Dagombas in the Northern [sic] region of Ghana it is…". Medium. Retrieved 2020-06-18...
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Bonos (Bono state) Fantes (Mankessim Kingdom) Ashantis (Ashanti Empire) Dagombas (Kingdom of Dagbon) Danes (Danish Gold Coast) Dutch (Dutch Gold Coast)...
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tribes in Northern Ghana who use the markings are the Gonjas, Nanumbas, Dagombas, Frafras and Mamprusis. For the Nuba tribe of Sudan, scars can serve a...
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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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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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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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being a cosmopolitan town, Salaga was inhabited by Hausas, Wangaras, Dagombas, Gurmas, and other groups from the region as well as the indigenous Gonja...
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Yakubu II (category Dagomba royalty)
set a lot of Dagombas against the Government of John Agyekum Kufuor (incumbent 2002), further deepening the common asseveration that Dagombas are more generally...
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Bugum Chugu (category Dagomba people)
To buttress this claim of the origin of the Bugum Festival, some Muslim Dagombas further claim that they are descendants of the Aad, a prehistoric Arab...
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Bonos (Bono state) Fantes (Mankessim Kingdom) Ashantis (Ashanti Empire) Dagombas (Kingdom of Dagbon) Danes (Danish Gold Coast) Dutch (Dutch Gold Coast)...
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blew it up. It features Goran Bregović and his brass band. "Dagombas en Tamale" features Dagomba tribal singers from Ghana and "celebrates the spirit of the...
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Fire Festival in Northern Ghana". Safari Junkie. Retrieved 2019-01-26. "Dagomba kingdom | historical kingdom, Africa". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved...
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modern-day Ghana) to present day Benin and Ivory Coast, bordered by the Dagomba kingdom to the north and Dahomey to the east. Due to the empire's military...
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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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