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Fanti

Fanti

9.9
A person from a West African group of people in Ghana or the language they speak
  • proper noun
: fanti
  • Kwame, a proud Fanti, often shares stories about the rich traditions of his people in Ghana.

Examples

  • He had not, in the vocabulary of the day, "gone Fanti" after the fashion of Dirty Jim.

    Academic text (1991)

  • In his analyses of Fanti kinship terminology, Kronenfeld (1973, 1975) emphasized the presence of three alternative subsystems based on different models of extension, starting from a kernel set of terms.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Christiansen (1954:57-58), while not stressing the political nature of the relationship, speaks of the Fanti as having a "fixed wife" (ayetsew) as a special form of marriage that permanently bound a chief in a form of sororate to the women of all the matrilineage segments subject to him.

    Academic text (1992)

  • During the festival, the Fanti language was spoken by many participants, showcasing their vibrant culture.

  • The Fanti community in southern Ghana celebrates their heritage with colorful dances and music.

Surface Forms

Fanti main

Etymology

The name Fanti is the name of an ethnic group in Ghana and of their language, so a Fanti is a person of that group or the language they speak, meaning someone who is 'from the Fanti people'.