GaDangme Deities and Their Respective Alignments

 Among the Ga and the Dangme people, they have numerous deites

LIST OF GA AND DANGME DEITIES

NUNGUA

TYPE OF DEITY

 OTHER NAMES

Nuumo Gborbu

Kpele

Nuumo Jorbu

Nuumo Tele

Kpele

 

Naa Obieley

Kpele and Mey

 

Naa Ashieley

Kpele

 

Tinkun

Kpele

 

Naa Ohimia

Kpele

 

Naa Busuafi

Kpele

 

Naa Ayemuede

Kpele

 

Nii Asere-Kotope

Kpele

 

Gbohunu

Kpele

 

Osha

Mey

 

Nuumo Gborbu-Bletse

Kpele

 

Naa Oshekee

Kpele

 

Naa Ablorkor

Kpele

 

Ayinye

Kpele

 

Naa Mukwe

Kpele

 

Nuumo Totorley

Kpele

 

Oofu Alemle-Sackey

Kpele

Oofu Ablimante

Opobi-Fifianku

Kpele

Aklama-Opobi

Oofu Longmaku

Kpele

 

Oofu Abubuanor

Kpele

Adenetey

Naa Loye

Kpele

 

Ahunu Masaakwa

Mey

 

Alelenye

Mey

 

Anii

Mey

 

Klan-Ofosu

Kpele & Mey but more Mey

Baate/Nene Oyile/Okliko

Tsienaa

Kpele

 

Nii Oshwe

Kpele

 

Nii Ahwan

Kpele

 

 

 

 

Afieye-Odame

 

 

Nii Sei

Akom

 

Alukuu

Akom

 

Nii Sango

Kpele

 

Klorwey

Kpele

 

Ayesolor

Kpele

 

Kete

Kpele

 

Teibu

Kpele

 

Amuamu

Kpele

 

Osabu-Olaatei

Mey

 

Agbabi-Yomle

Mey

 

Osabu-Bletse

Kpele

Ashadu-Bletse

Osabu Odum

Kpele and Mey

 

Akushika

Kpele

 

Ngmengmelekutu

Mey

 

Naa Akele

Kpele

 

Fufo-Akpelele

Kpele

 

Amisa

Akom

 

Lomotey (the snake)

Kpele

 

Lomoley

Kpele

 

Abli-kwakwa

Akom and Kpele

 

Abli-Afieye

Akom and Kpele

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TESHIE

TYPE OF DEITY

 OTHER NAMES

Togbe Digbleh

Mey

Ligbene

Maa Lalue-Baake

Mey

Maa Dede

Ayiku Dangmalangmor

Mey

 

Osabu-Olaatei

Mey

 

Agbabi-Yomle

Mey

Maa Kle

Agboshiagbo

Mey

 

Oprukusu-Abodor

Mey

 

Osaama Otikrosu

Mey

 

Okumi Sasraku

Mey

 

Tsawe Otrome

Mey

Nyongmor-Tsaa

 Ahunu Masaakwa

Mey

 

Gbongee

Okpili

 

Nayiki

Mey

 

Nii Gen

Kpele and Kpaa

 

Gua

Kpele

 

Gua Afieye

Kpele

 

Gua Asemanyaa

Kpele

 

Nyongmor-Tsaa

Kpele

Tsawe

Bonsoafi

Kpele

Busuafi

Naa Yoomo

Kpele, Kpaa and Mey

 

Aklama-Opobi

Kpele

 

Baate

Mey

 

Ekpotor-Maawu

Okpili/mey

 

 

 

 

KPONE

TYPE OF DEITY

 OTHER NAMES

Nuumo Aya Kootse

Mey

 

Maa Lalue-Baake

Mey

Maa Dede

Klan-Ofosu

Mey

Baate/Nene Oyile/Okliko

Osabu-Olaatei

Mey

 

Nadu-Kotomaja

Mey

 

Ayiku-Dingla

Mey

 

Maneyo

Mey

 

Dengmeyo

Mey

 

Baseyo

Mey

 

Busayo

Mey

 

Kemeyo

Mey

 

Akpla

 

 

Ahunu Masaakwa

 

 

Nuumo Gao

Kpele

 

Nii Tsawe

Kpele & Mey

 

Nii Oku

Kpele

 

Abonsu

Kpele

 

Afieye

Kpele

 

Afeorkor

Kpele

 

Nyankomle

Kpele

 

Oku Bletse

Kpele

 

 

 

 

Obejieji

Akom

 

Asabli

Akom

 

Adade

Akom

 

 

 

 

NINGO

TYPE OF DEITY

 OTHER NAMES

Maa Djange

Klama

 

Nene Tsawe

Klama

 

Oyile

Klama

 

Nadu-Kotomaja

Klama

 

Azija

Klama

 

Ablao

Klama

 

Aklama

Klama

 

 

Klama

 

 

Klama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In La, most deities fall within the Kpaa and Kpele cult except Lador who is in the Mey cult.

My name is Huniah Tetteh. I am a self-taught linguist and African cultural/Ghanaian cultural activist. I aim to promote the learning of Ghanaian languages, especially those that I am good at. The Ga-Dangme languages, the Guan languages and the Akan languages. It is my aim to Create a very comprehensive course for the study of the Ga, Dangme and Guan languages using YouTube mainly as a tool Write enough books in Ghanaian languages and make them accessible since Ghanaian languages do not have enough learning materials Get my brand international and use the influence to market Ghanaian languages Be able to encourage the learning of Ghanaian languages among Ghanaians and even be able to create businesses that would be centred around Ghanaian languages For 3 years, I have come far and am glad about the level I have attained. People also reach out to me for tourism services due to the fact that many companies overprice their services. I have considered the fact that I am still learning and travelling with someone who wishes to know a new place is a plus for me, so - I do not price the tourist any amount rather the tourist pays my transportation to the place of visit

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