Asona

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Asona is one of the major Akan clans of Ghana, traditionally associated with attributes of wisdom, diplomacy, and leadership within Akan society.

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Asona canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Akan clan ⓘ
matrilineal clan ⓘ
associatedAttribute diplomacy ⓘ
leadership ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
culturalContext Akan society ⓘ
linked to: Akan people
culturalIdentity clan identity within Akan people ⓘ
culturalSignificance important in Akan chieftaincy structures ⓘ
symbol of wisdom in Akan culture ⓘ
ethnicGroup Akan people ⓘ
foundIn Ashanti Region of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Ashanti Region

Eastern Region of Ghana ⓘ
other Akan-speaking areas of Ghana ⓘ
hasRoleIn Akan customary law ⓘ
Akan succession to stools and titles ⓘ
hasSubgroup Asona royal lineages ⓘ
inheritancePattern through the mother’s line ⓘ
kinshipSystem matrilineal descent ⓘ
languageContext Akan language ⓘ
membershipDeterminedBy maternal ancestry ⓘ
partOf Akan clan system ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the major Akan clans ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
socialRole major Akan clan ⓘ
socialStructure extended matrilineal families ⓘ
traditionalAssociation royal and chiefly families in some Akan states ⓘ
traditionalFunction counsel and wisdom in decision-making ⓘ
leadership in Akan politics ⓘ
mediation and diplomacy ⓘ

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

Akan people → clanName → Asona ⓘ