Akyem (African people)

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Name (Latin)
Akyem (African people)
Other forms of name
Achim (African people)
Akem (African people)
Akim (African people)
See Also From tracing topical name
Akan (African people)
Ethnology Ghana
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q418389
Library of congress: sh2006007964
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Affrifah, K. Akyem factor in Ghana's history, 2000:p. 1 (Akyem states: Akyem Abuakwa, Akyem Kotoku and Bosome; Akyem people)
  • African ethnonyms, 1996(Akyem; variant: Akim)
  • Middleton, J. Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara, 1997(Akyem; alternate: Akem; part of Akan cluster; subgroups: Abuakwa, Bosume, Kotoku)
  • Hist. dictionary of Ghana, 1995:p. Akyem (Akim, Achim); one of the major Akan groups; divisions: Akyem Abuakwa, Akyem Bosume, Akyem Kotoku)