8 Akan Abusua (Clans), 12 Akan Ntoro Totem animals, greetings, responses, images-gctid38596

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8 Akan Abusua (Clans), 12 Akan Ntoro "Totem" animals, greetings, responses, images (click attachment for images)

Appendix A:

Nsɛmfua afoforo (New words)

Abusua akraboa nwɔtwe (Soul animals of the eight ( matriclan clans)

Abusua	Aboa	nkyerɛaseɛ	Mfoni	Nnyesoɔ
clan	animal	translation	picture	response
Ɛkoɔna	ɛkoɔ	water buffalo		doku nana
Asona	kwaakwaadabi/ anene	crow		ofori nana
Biretuo	ɔsebɔ	leopard		etwie nana
Ɔyokoɔ	akorɔma	hawk		obiri nana
Aduana	ɔkraman	dog		adu nana
Aseneɛ	apan	bat		ase nana
Asakyiri	kɔkɔsakyi	vulture		ofori nana
Agona	akoo	parrot		ago nana

Nsɛmfua afoforo (New words)

Ntorɔ du-mmienu suban (Characteristics of the 12 Akan patriclan lines) Each is associated with a particular body of water that the members of the line are said to be descended from

Ntorɔ/Ntɔn	Mfoni	Suban	Nnyesoɔ
Patriclan Line	picture	characteristics	response
Bosompra		The Tough/Strong/firm	Yaa aku/ɛsɔn
Bosomtwe		The Human/Kind/empathetic	Yaa awisi/Yaa ahenewa
Bosompo/ Bosomnkɛteaa		Proud/Audacious	Yaa anyaado/ Yaa opeafo
Bosomafram		The Liberal/Kind/empathetic	Yaa amen
Bosommuru		Respectable/ distinguished	Yaa Aburu
Bosomkonsi		The Virtuoso
Bosomdwerɛbe		The Eccentric/Jittery
Bosomayensu		The Truculent
Bosomsika		The Fastidious
Bosomkrete		The Chivalrous
Bosomakɔm		The Fanatic
Bosomafi		The Chaste

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[Agbede]

Meda ase sε woakyekyεε!

Seesei, mewɔ nsεmmisa bi wae? εka kyerε yεn dεn ho? Yεde yε nimdeε yi sεn? Na, εdi so "Maafa mma" sεn?

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Akhu, deɛ worebisa deɛ, mente aseɛ.

[saashepsu]

Mikyia mo,

What other groups of Afuraka.:.Afuraitkait have family animal totems?

Meda ase for your time.

[Ohemaa Yaa]

I love reading info concerning aspects of Kmtyw culture which seem to have been forgotten. :blacklove:

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@Ohemaa Yaa, saa na ɛyɛ

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[Getyours]

thanks

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Getyours;154475 wrote: thanks

Yɛnni aseda. (No need for thanks)

[Tenkamenin]

Ɔsɔfoɔ Kwame, are the Akɔmfoɔ still holding people accountable to the taboos/observances associated with the matriclans and patriclans?

[Kofi1]

Medaa se paa

[Si'Ka]

:gyenyame: