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