Ashanti-Akan Proverbs in Jamaica (Part 2)
Keep in mind these sayings and proverbs are universal to every Akan person. We highlight the Ashanti merely because it
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Author: Kwabena Asare
Ashanti Proverbs in Jamaica Pt.1
Who Jamaicans commonly know as Ashanti, belong to the Akan tribe and these are the proverbs we inherited from our
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Jamaica, the Kotoko of the West
The word “Kotoko” means porcupine and is a title the Ashanti bestowed upon themselves or anyone they considered to be
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John Canoe in Jamaica
Did you know that the John Canoe (correctly spelled as “Kenu” an Akan name) festival, a non-maroon tradition in Jamaica(and some
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