Ghana: Language Situation

Dakubu, M.E. Kropp

doi:10.1016/b0-08-044854-2/01636-9

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“…Historical and linguistic evidence however suggest that they migrated from the Lower Volta Basin in two groups -Se and Le (Boahen, 1977;Anquandah, 1982;Kropp-Dakubu, 1976). Socially, the Dangme are organized into clans based on patrilineal descent, subdivided into localized patrilineages.…”

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Ethno archaeological Clues to Stone Exploitation in Ancient Dangme-land, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Biveridge¹

2019

Legon J. Hum.

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Dangme-land is naturally replete with abundant stone resources whose exploitation facilitated the peoples’ adaptation to their environment. The objective of the researcher in this paper was to investigate for what purposes the ancient indigenous Dangme populations that occupied Sega Hill, Kpone, Shai and Prampram exploited and used stones in the remote past. It also documented the techniques and methodologies utilized by the people to exploit this resource. Data for the study were derived from ethnographic and archaeological investigations and from early European sources relating to the area. The combined evidence revealed that the people of the aforementioned settlements exploited stone for a variety of purposes, such as for the construction of agricultural terraces and protective enclosures against slavers. The ethno archaeological evidence also indicated that the four principal early vocations of the people namely; fishing, crop farming, hunting and trapping were facilitated greatly by the use of a variety of tools manufactured from stone.

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Ethno archaeological Clues to Stone Exploitation in Ancient Dangme-land, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Biveridge¹

2019

Legon J. Hum.

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“…In addition to Aboya, Azaare has also drawn parallels between his own documentation project and the projects of Ghanaian academics such as A. A. Iliasu (n.d.) and Yakubu Saaka (1978) on Mamprugu history and politics, Albert Awedoba (2000) on Kasena culture, and Kropp Dakubu (1995) on northern Ghanaian languages.…”

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Agurumyela's art of connection: Christopher Azaare's project of curating Gurensi history and culture

Ignatov¹

2020

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This article explores the innovative and hybrid intellectual project of Christopher Azaare Anabila. Since 1976, Azaare has been documenting the histories of the Gurensi and Boosi people of northern Ghana and has crafted genealogical maps of whole villages and clans. He has written manuscripts on taboos, totems, proverbs, missionary activities, cultural institutions and anti-colonial resistance. Because of this work, people have begun to refer to Azaare as Agurumyela, which in Gurene means ‘a person who digs into people's past’. Central to this lifelong endeavour is the museum of Gurensi culture that Azaare has been building in Gowrie. I present Azaare's views of this wide-ranging process of collection and re-casting and reflect on his motivation to reclaim history and curating authority from professional academics. I argue that Azaare's project allows us to recognize the ubiquitous existence of a vibrant strand of African intellectual creativity that combines multiple repertoires and draws on overlapping and diverse productions in different modes and media. Next, I turn to Azaare's manuscript on the institution of tindaanaship (earth custodians). I explore his genealogical method as an art of connection that highlights his role as an engaged community intellectual, weaving extensive networks between Gurensi communities, officials and academics.

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