Mole-Dagbon people
ethnic group for West Africa insyd
De Mole-Dagbon, dem sanso dey bell Mabia, anaa Mossi-Dagbon be a meta-ethnicity den western Oti–Volta ethno-linguistic group wey dey reside insyd six present-day West Africa countries namely: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali den Togo.[1][2][3] Dem dey number more dan 45 million.[4] De Mole/Mossi/Moore people dey locate primarily insyd Burkina Faso while over lord Dagbon dey insyd Ghana. Previously, na dem dey use de term Gur, na dem dey use Mabia make dem refer to de linguistic supercluster.
Mole-Dagbon people
| Native language | Dagbani  |
|---|
Ethnic constitution
editDe Mabia ethnic group dey include de following peoples:
Notable Mabia people
editHistorical Leaders
- Naa Gbewaa
- Princess Yennenga
- Naba Ouedraogo
Footballers
- Mohammed Kudus
- Assan Ouedraogo
- Jonathan Pitroipa
- Edmond Tapsoba
Personalities
edit- Alban Bagbin: Ghana politician den Speaker of Ghana parliament
- Yusuf Soalih Ajura
- Susanna Al-Hassan
- Samata Angel
- Ibrahim Bancé
- Mahamudu Bawumia
- Blaise Compaoré
- Inusah Fuseini
- Fancy Gadam
- Sherifa Gunu
- Haruna Iddrisu
- Maccasio
- Aliu Mahama
- Ibrahim Mahama (artist)
- Hamza Mohammed
- Thomas Sankara
- Maurice Yaméogo
- Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo
- Idrissa Nassa
- Issaka Sawadogo
- Mahamadou Bonkoungou
References
edit- ↑ Abudulai Yakubu (2006). The Abudu-Andani crisis of Dagbon: a historical and legal perspective of the Yendi skin affairs. MPC Ltd. p. 152. ISBN 998803251X.
- ↑ Zakaria Alhassan & Samuel Duodu (6 November 2014). "Dagbon celebrates Fire Festival". Graphic.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ Hardi, Ibrahim (30 August 2014). "Dagbon first encounter with the white man". Ghanaweb.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Handbook of the Mabia Languages of West Africa – Galda-Verlag" (in American English). Retrieved 2024-05-05.