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THE NGMALA & TIKALI ANCESTRAL DEITY OF THE GA & AKAN PEOPLE

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Ngmala is corrupted from the word Mla that translates as "rules/laws/precautions/regulations" in the Ga language. The Ngmala deities are a group of deities that are seen to be very strict. Ngmala, although worshipped by the Ga people and other coastal dwellers in Ghana is originally an Nzema-Bawule deity. (Ngmala is pronounced Ŋmala) Ga people call their aboriginal deities the Kpele deities and call the non-Ga or non-Dangme aboriginal deities as Tsofa woji. These deities are mainly concerntrated in Teshie, a town in the Greater-AccraRegion of Ghana. It is believed that the Ngmala deities got to Accra with the help of one lady at Opare krom who befriended a Ga man. This relationship helped introduced Ngmala to Ga. Very prominent Ngmala priests in Ghana include Nana Kwaku Bonsam. but they may have a different name for the Ngmala cult. The Ngmala cult is believed to have originated from a variant of the Asuo Tano deity which has found its way into the Bawule areas in the Ivory

THE COMPLETE LIST OF LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN GHANA

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  During my Ghana tour, in writing the book, KNOW GHANA BETTER , I had encounters with several different languages and I thought it wise to share with you all since it may be very necessary. But mind you, this article is copyright protected so please, do not extract this information for selfish gains without seeking permission from the author of the book  KNOW   GHANA   BETTER and the administrator of these Youtube channels, Huniah-Yourhighness Tv and LEARN GUAN WITH HUNIAH. Now, the total list of languages could be debatable for the fact that there are dialects within languages and some dialects could be seperate languages on their own. Thus, in this writeup, I only present the raw facts as I have found them and it is up to the reader to make his/her own judgements. Greater-Accra Region 1. Ga 2. Dangme (dialects: Klogbi (Krobo), Gbugblã (Prampram), Ada gbi) Cental Region 3. Fante (dialects: Gomoa, Agona, T'di Fante, Wassa) 4. Efutu (dialects: Senya, Simpa) 5. Awutu Western  &a