The Yaa Naa is the absolute monarch of the
Kingdom of Dagbon, comprising Dagbon; the cultural region occupied by the
Dagbamba, and surrounding ethnicities whereby the Kingdom of Dagbon has traditional administrative responsibilities over; including the
Konkomba,
Bimoba,
Chekosi,
Basaari,
Chamba,
Wala __NOTOC__
Wala may refer to:
Places
*Wala (island), a small island in Vanuatu, and a popular destination for cruise ships
* Wala, Panama, a community in Kuna de WargandÃ, Panama
*Kingdom of Wala a pre-colonial polity in the north of modern Ghana
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,
Gurusi and
Zantasi.
The Kingship is only for descendants of two main chieftancy gates of the Dagbon Kingdom: the Abudu and the Andani. Before a person is eligible to become Yaa Naa, he has to first become a king of either
Savelugu or
Mion. The Yaa Naa Kingship is patrilineal.
List of the Yaa Naas
References
Dagbon royalty
Royal titles
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