The Chumburu are part of the

Guan Guan may refer to: * Guan (surname), several similar Chinese surnames ** Guān, Chinese surname * Guan (state), ancient Chinese city-state * Guan (bird), any of a number of bird species of the family Cracidae, of South and Central America * Guan ( ...

ethnic group in Ghana and are located in three regions:Northern, Volta and Brong-Ahafo region of

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

. They are indigenous in three Regions of Ghana: * In Northern Ghana, they are located in

Kpandai District Kpandai District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger East Gonja District in 1988, until the eastern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum ...

* In Oti, they are dominant in Krachi East, Krachi West and Krachi-Chumburung Districts * And in Brong-Ahafo, they are dominant in

Yeji Yeji is a town in the centre of Ghana and the capital of the Pru East District of the Bono East Region in Ghana. Yeji is adjacent to Lake Volta. Yeji is connected by highway to Ejura and Kwadjokrom. It had a population of 29,515 at the census of ...

, Pru and Atebobu Districts. Both traditional areas of Chumburung in Brong-Ahafo and Volta regions are on the shores of Lake Volta. The Chumburu speak the

Chumburung Chumburung is a kingdom and traditional area in the western part of Kpandae District in the Northern Region of Ghana. It is the homeland of the Chumburu, but Bassari, Gonjas, Kokombas and Nawuri(s) are also indigenous in the area. Land, howev ...

language.http://www.northernghanapeoples.co.uk/ , section about Chumburung, must be corrected in a number of ways. Furthermore, Kabesi is an exclave of the

Nawuri Nawuri is a Guang language of Ghana. It is nearly intelligible with Kyode. The Nawuri's are part of the Guan ethnic group in Ghana and are located mainly in two regions: Northern and Oti region of Ghana. They are indigenous in this two regions of ...

kingdom around the town of Kpandae.

References

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