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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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