Migration route of the Ga-Adangbe, Akan & Ewe
GHANA AS A NATION
Introduction
Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. Whiles an ethnic group is a group of people with the same customs, who speaks the same language and from the same origin. We have 5 ethic group in Ghana and these are: Akan, Ewe, Ga Adamgbe, Mole Dagbon, and Guans. The largest ethnic group in Ghana is the Akan.
Migration Routes of the Akan
Firstly, the Akan is made up of the Denkyira, Nzema, Assin, Bono and the Wassa. The main language of the Akan is Twi and Fante.
Again, the Akan first settled at Techiman, and Bono manso when they entered Ghana from the north. They moved between two rivers the black river and river comoe later from Techiman. They went to settle at Pra offin Basin.
Moreover, the Fantes moved to settle at Mankessim led by Oson , Obrumankoma and Adapagyan, they settled in the forest of east and west and the Adansi, Denkyira, Wassa later settled at lake Bosomtwi.
In conclusion, the Akan are found in Brong Ahafo region, greater part of western and eastern region in the whole of Central Region. These succession is by the mother lineage.
Migration Routes of the EWE
Firstly, the Ewe is found in the south east of the Volta river specifically in the Volta region of Ghana. They migrated from Ketu and came to settle at Tado in Togo.
Secondly, they moved from Tado to Notsie still in Togo where they build a wall around themselves for protection, a wicked king called King Agorkorli treated the people badly so they moved from Notsie to Ghana in 3 groups.
Again, the first group was led by Amega Wenga built their kindom around Keta lagoon. The second group settled around Ifo and the last group settled at Kpando.
In Conclusion, the Ewe practices patrilineal system of inheritance that succession is from the fathers lineage.
Migration route of the Ga-Adangbe
To start with, the adanmgbe people a composed of two main ethnic groups. These are the Ga and Adangbe. The Adangbe comprises of Ada whiles the Ga comprises of the people of Accra. The Ga speak the Ga language, the Ga adangbe are believed to have migrated from Ile Ife in Nigeria.
Ghana, they were led by a powerful king called tyi kushi. The Ga first settled at okaikoi near Nsawam. In the 17 century; they built a powerful state with it capital Ayawaso, the Ayawaso state was built by Okai kwei and etecra became the trading centre of the Europeans.
Moreover, the Adangbe first settled at Togo, then after crossing the volta river they moved southwards to areas found tell today.
To conclude, they also built a kingdom called Lodoku kingdom which extended from Tema to volta and Asantes defeated Akyeam.
Migration Route of the Mole Dagbon
To start with, it is made up of the mamprusi, the Dagomba and the Gonja and the mossi and the rest.
Ghana apart from the Gonja who came from mande in Senegal, all the mole Dagbon people came from the area of lake chad.
Furthermore, the Mamprusi the Mossi the Dagombas trace their organ from Common ancestry. Now let us take the various tribes of mole Dagbon and trace their root.
Migration Routes of the Guans
Firstly, the guans were the first ethnic group to came to Ghana in the presence Gonja lands they came from 3 groupes. The first groups settled and Gonja lands and was defeated by the Gonjas. The second group settles at African plains and the third lower volta basin.
Secondly, they were united so the were easily defeated always and they spread together the language of the guans is called Guan. Some of them are Guan and Abiriw.
Again, some also settled in the central region these are the Twufu and Efutus. Some lived in the volta region of Ghana and the Brong Ahafo region
