Asakyiri is one of the major eight major
Akan Akan may refer to:
People and languages
*Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire
*Akan language, a language spoken by the Akan people
*Kwa languages, a language group which includes Akan
* Central Tano languages, a language group ...
clans. These clans are derived along the matrilineal lines.
Totem
The totem of the Asakyiri people is the
vulture
A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion. There are 23 extant species of vulture (including Condors). Old World vultures include 16 living species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia; New World vultures are restricted to North and ...
Origin
It is claimed that the
Asona
Asona is one of the eight main Akan people, Akan clans.
Totem
The totem of the Asona people is the crow or snake.
Major towns
The major towns of the Asona people include;Begoro, New Juaben, Kukurantumi, Akim Tafo etc
References
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and Asakyiri clans are brothers and sisters used to be referred to as ''Asona ne Asakyiri in Twi meaning Asona and Asakyiri.
Major towns
The major towns of the Asakyiri people are mainly the Adansi regions in the
Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
and this include
Akrokerri etc
References
Akan people
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