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The Asante, also known as Ashanti in English (/ ə ˈ ʃ ɑː n t iː / ⓘ), are part of the Akan ethnic group and are native to the Ashanti Region of modern-day Ghana.Asantes are the last group to emerge out of the various Akan civilisations.
The Asante Empire (Asante Twi: Asanteman), also known as the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1901, in what is now modern-day Ghana. [6] It expanded from the Ashanti Region to include most of Ghana and also parts of Ivory Coast and Togo.
Asante, also known as Ashanti, Ashante, or Asante Twi, is one of the principal dialects of the Akan language. It is one of the three literary dialects of Akan, the others being Akuapem and Fante . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] There are over 3.8 million speakers of the Asante dialect, mainly concentrated in Ghana and southeastern Cote D'Ivoire , [ 2 ] and ...
The Asante Empire was governed by an elected monarch with its political power centralised. The entire government was a federation. By the 19th century, the Empire had a total population of 3 million. [1] The Asante society was matrilineal as most families were extended and were headed by a
Twi is the common name of the Akan literary dialects of Asante and Akuapem. [1] Effectively, it is a synonym for 'Akan' that is not used by the Fante people.It is not a linguistic grouping, as Akuapem Twi is more closely related to Fante dialect than it is to Asante Twi. [2]
A man speaking Asante Twi. Akan (/ ə ˈ k æ n / [2]) is the largest language of Ghana, and the principal native language of the Akan people, spoken over much of the southern half of Ghana. [3]
It is said that he talks through a drum and has a drummer for that drum called Odomankoma Kyerema, the Drummer of Odomankoma who is said to be the most knowledgeable person regarding Asante traditional history. [12] Odomankoma has a set of stories and tales called Adomankomasem, similar to Ananse. [13]
Asante may refer to: Asante people, an ethnic group in Ghana; Asante Empire; Asante (name) Asante dialect, a dialect of the Akan languages; Asante Kotoko S.C., a Ghanaian professional association football club; Asante (album), 1974 jazz album by McCoy Tyner; Asanté Technologies, a defunct networking equipment vendor