Asakyiri

E347803

Asakyiri is one of the traditional matrilineal clans of the Akan people of Ghana, associated with shared ancestry, symbols, and social responsibilities.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Asakyiri canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Akan clan ⓘ
kinship group ⓘ
matrilineal clan ⓘ
associatedWith clan symbols ⓘ
shared ancestry ⓘ
social responsibilities ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
culturalContext Akan culture ⓘ
culturalSignificance marker of lineage and belonging among Akan people ⓘ
descentLine through the mother ⓘ
ethnicGroupOfOrigin Akan people ⓘ
hasAspect funerary responsibilities ⓘ
mutual support among members ⓘ
ritual obligations ⓘ
identityFunction provides clan identity to members ⓘ
inheritancePattern matrilineal succession of property and status ⓘ
kinshipSystem matrilineal descent ⓘ
languageContext Akan languages ⓘ
Twi ⓘ
linked to: Twi language
membershipBasis birth into a maternal line ⓘ
membershipTransfer from mother to children ⓘ
norms exogamous marriage rules within Akan society ⓘ
partOf Akan clan system ⓘ
Akan social organization ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
religiousContext Akan traditional religion ⓘ
linked to: Akan religion
socialRole defines inheritance rights in matrilineal line ⓘ
influences marriage rules among members ⓘ
organizes kinship relations among Akan ⓘ
typeOfAncestry shared mythical or historical ancestor ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akan people → clanName → Asakyiri ⓘ