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Akan chieftaincy — Wikipedia (en)

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  title = {Akan chieftaincy — Wikipedia (en)},
  howpublished = {Wikipedia (en)},
  url = {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akan_chieftaincy},
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  year = {2026}
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In many parts of West Africa, there is an old chieftaincy tradition, and the Akan people have developed their own hierarchy, which exists alongside the democratic structure of the country. The Akan word for the ruler, or one of his various courtiers, is "Nana" (English pronunciation ). In colonial times, Europeans translated it as "chief", but that is not an exact equivalent. Other sources speak of "kings", which is also not entirely correct, especially in the case of the said courtiers. The term "chief" has become common even among modern Ghanaians, though it would be more correct to use the expression "Nana" without translation wherever possible.

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Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «Akan chieftaincy» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akan_chieftaincy
Wikidata Q2137492: «Ghanaian tradition of Akans» (dati Wikidata in CC0 1.0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2137492
Autori: i contributori di Wikipedia (cronologia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akan_chieftaincy?action=history).
Licenza: Creative Commons Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0) — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Il riuso richiede attribuzione e stessa licenza.
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