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Open Question: What does the Ghana Ashanti tribe name mean?
Dec
18
2010
I would like to know what is the meaning. There are several versions I have seen on the web but I want to know what it “truly” means and the history behind the name
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Ashanti, or Asante, are an Akan people who live predominantly in Ghana and Ivory Coast. They speak Twi, an Akan dialect. Prior to European colonization, the Ashanti people developed a large and influential empire in West Africa. The Ashanti later developed the powerful Ashanti Confederacy or Asanteman and became the dominant presence in the region.