Ewe people - Wikipedia
WEBEwe, also written Evhe, or Eʋe, is a major dialect cluster of Gbe or Tadoid (Capo 1991, Duthie 1996) spoken in the southern parts of the Volta Region, in Ghana and across southern Togo, [22] to the Togo-Benin border by about three million people. Ewe belongs to the Gbe family of Niger-Congo.
Ewe | West African, Ghana, Togo | Britannica
WEBEwe, peoples living in southeastern Ghana, southern Benin, and the southern half of Togo who speak various dialects of Ewe, a language of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family. Ewe unity is based on language and common traditions of origin: their original homeland is traced to Oyo, in western.
The fascinating history and culture of the Ewe in Ghana, Togo, …
WEBJul 4, 2020 · Numbering over six million strong, the Ewe people inhabiting southern Togo, southern Benin, southwest Nigeria, and south-eastern parts of the Volta Region of Ghana are an ethnic group with a...
Ewe People, Language, and Culture - BuzzGhana
WEBThe Ewe people are an ethnic group mainly located in southeastern Ghana, southern Togo, and southwestern Benin. The language they speak is also known as Ewe language. The Ewe people have a rich culture that includes …
Tracing the historical origin of Ewes - GhanaWeb
WEBOct 26, 2023 · The rise of Ewe nationalism in both Ghana and Togo was more of a reaction to the May 1956 plebiscite that partitioned Eweland between the Gold Coast and Togo than to any sense of overriding...
Ewe - Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 11, 2018 · The Ewe are a people found primarily in three countries of West Africa, namely Ghana, Togo, and Benin. They are concentrated in southeastern Ghana east of the Volta River, in southern Togo and the southwestern portion of Benin.
Sankofa Series: How the Ewe tribe came to be - GhanaWeb
WEBMar 14, 2024 · The Ewe are one of Ghanas five main ethnic groups (United States Jan. 2002) and reside mainly in the southeast region of the country (Ethnologue July 2002) but also inhabit the southern half of...
AFRICA | 101 Last Tribes - Ewe people
WEBThe Ewe people are a West African ethnic group. The largest population of Ewe people is in Ghana (3.3 million), and the second largest population in Togo (2 million). They speak the Ewe language which belongs to the Niger-Congo Gbe family of languages.
The Legend of Asogli Yam Festival of the Ewes People of Ghana
WEBSep 13, 2022 · The Yam Festival offers the chance to experience traditional music, dance, storytelling, and a big durbar as the festival achieves its goal of teaching and entertaining both Ghanaians and guests...
(PDF) The Ewe in West Africa: One Cultural People in Two …
WEBSep 24, 2017 · From the middle of the 17 th century, the Ewe people of the south of Togo and Ghana have been in contact with Europeans. The aspects of these contacts are multiple and have been
- Some results have been removed
Skip to content