Gã-Dangme

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The Ga-Dangme, Gã-Dangbe or Gã-Dangme, also spelled Gã-Dangbɛ, Ga-Dangbe or Ga-Dangme, or less properly Ga-Adangme or Ga-Adangbe, are an ethnic group in Ghana, Togo, and Benin. They comprise the Ga (Gã or Gan) and Dangbe (or Dangme) subgroups, who speak closely related languages. The Gã-Dangmes live primarily in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, which includes the capital city of Ghana, Accra. The Dangme people occupy the coastal area of Ghana from Kpone to Ada, on the Volta River and South Atlantic Ocean along the Gulf of Guinea and inland along the Volta River. The Dangme people include the Ada, Kpone, Krobo, Ningo, Osudoku, Prampram, and Shai, all speaking Dangbe of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages. About 70% of land in the Greater Accra Region is owned by the Dangmes located in Dangme East and Dangme West Districts of Ghana. Also, in the Eastern Region and Volta Region of Ghana, about 15% of land belongs to the Dangme People. These are mainly in the Manya Krobo...

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