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The Akunakuna are an ethnic group of
The Akunakuna are an ethnic group of Nigeria
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and Cameroon
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, closely related to the Efik, Bahumono and Ibibio Ibibio may refer to:
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people, mostly inhabiting the area around the Cross River. Recent figures have indicated there are over three hundred fifty thousand Akunakuna people.
Name
TheIgbo
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* Igbo mythology
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*
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word ''akwünaakwüna'', originally referring to a town where the Akunakuna people live, was Anglicized to ''Akunakuna''. This exonym
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takes no account for what the Akunakuna people actually call themselves in the Gwune language, ''agwaGwunɛ'', though, they are related. According to the book ''New Dimensions in African Linguistics and Languages'', During World War I
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, married and unmarried women were recruited to serve in the West African Frontier Force and later in the Expeditionary Force into Igboland as cooks and as soldiers' comfort. Ever since then, the word ''akwüna'', shortened from ''akwünaakwüna'', has referred to a prostitute. The name ''akunakuna'' can be alternatively spelled as ''Agwa'agune'', ''Akuraakura'', or ''Akura:kura''.
History
In 1846, the Umon attacked some Akunakuna canoes on the Cross River that were going to trade with the Efik, who had previously traded for European luxury goods. This was used by the Akunakuna as a ''Casus Belli'' to go to war with the Umon. Though the war lasted for years, the Akunakuna eventually lost. Under the negotiation of the Efik, the result was as follows, the Akunakuna had to pay an annual tribute to the king of Umon, in return for "keeping peace over the river". In 1888, a treaty was written with Akunakuna leaders giving theBritish
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full control to their land.
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