KnowraAkan peoplesLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Akan peoples, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 3Related 4Narrower topic 4Compared with 1PatrilinealityCompared with: Akan matrilineal organization shows that paternal descent is not universal.ClanRelated: Akan abusua offer a prominent example of clans traced through the maternal line.MatrilinealityBroader topic: Akan lineage membership and aspects of succession follow maternal descent.Gold CoastRelated: Akan-speaking societies shaped much of the Gold Coast’s inland and coastal political landscape.MatriarchyBroader topic: Akan lineages illustrate how maternal descent can coexist with male chiefs and officeholders.Asante EmpireNarrower topic: Asante political institutions developed among Akan-speaking communities.Nanny of the MaroonsRelated: Traditions connect Nanny’s African heritage with Akan culture.Elmina CastleNarrower topic: Akan communities lived and traded in the region before and during European control of the fort.History of GhanaBroader topic: Akan-speaking communities formed many of the states that shaped southern Ghana.Kente clothNarrower topic: Kente is traditionally associated with Akan communities, especially in Ghana.Osei Kofi Tutu INarrower topic: Osei Tutu unified states within the wider Akan-speaking world.Twi-Fante languageRelated: Their histories and communities are closely associated with the varieties grouped as Twi-Fante.