Mamprusi people

Mamprusis be ethnic group for northern Ghana  insyd. Estimate dey claim say der be about 200,000 Mamprusis wey dey live for de Northern Regions of Ghana for 2013.The Diagram Group, ed. (26 November 2013). Encyclopedia of African Peoples. Routledge. p. 590. ISBN 9781135963415. Dem dey speak Mampruli, wey be one of de Gur language for Ghana insyd, de Mamprusis dey live for Nalerigu, Gambaga, Langbemsi, Zanghum, Walewale, Kpasenkpe, Duu, Wulugu, Nabari, Sariba, Karimenga den dema surrounding towns den villages insyd for de North East Region insyd. Dema origin dey de Upper East Region, principally, Bawku, wey dem san so dey inhabit parts of de Upper West Region, too. Dem dey chop Tuozafi as dema local food more tyms.

 History 
De Mamprugu Kingdom be de oldest kingdom, e dey pre date all odas by centuries, for de territory wey dem go bell am De Gold Coast afterwards, den subsequently, Ghana. De Great Naa Gbanwah/GbewahClaessen, H. J. M.; Skalník, Peter (1981). The Study of the State. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9789027933485. found de kingdom around de 13th century for Pusiga, village 14 kilometres from Bawku, dat be why Mamprusis dey Bawku dema ancestral home. Naa Gbanwaah ein tomb dey Pusiga insyd.

De kingdom dey span most of de North East, Northern, Upper East den de Upper West Regions for Ghana, portions for Northern Togo, den into Burkina Faso. As consequence, de Mossi King, Moronaba, for Burkina Faso, dey cam dis day, symbolically, de Nayiri dey enskinn am – de Mamprugu king. Thus, dem dey establish dis kingdom as de preeminent of ein kind. De kingdom for present-day Ghana insyd ein per wey ein relevance den authority dey cut across national boundaries for ein weight top for ein humble supremacy.Iliasu, A. A. (1975). "The Establishment of British Administration in Mamprugu, 1898-1937". Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana. 16 (1): 1–28. ISSN 0855-3246.

De kingdom name be Mamprugu, de ethnicity be Mamprusi, den de language be Mampruli. Succession cam skin be hereditary. Male direct descendants of Naa Gbanwaah per be eligible."Mamprusi people: Ghana's ancient people in the north". GhanaWeb. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

De Mamprusi monarchy traces stories dey trace ein origin to great warrior wey dem dey bell am Tohazie. Tohazie, dey mean de Red Hunter. Na dem dey bell am Red Hunter by ein people sake of he be fair in complexion. Tohazie ein grandson Naa Gbanwaah settle for Pusiga insyd wey he establish Mamprugu.Ghana, News (19 July 2020). "Mamprusi people: Ghana's ancient people in the north | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh/. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

Mamprusi be de eldest for de Mõõre-Gurma (Mole—Dagbamba) ethnic group: Mamprusi, Dagomba, Nanumba, den Moshie."Yennega pedagogical unit 2 | Women". en.unesco.org. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
Rulers
+List of dema leadersDavis, David C. "'Then the White Man Came with His Whitish Ideas...': The British and the Evolution of Traditional Government in Mampurugu." The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 20, no. 4, 1987, pp. 632. JSTOR|219655. Accessed 31 July 2021.TenureNayiiri (Mampurugu Naa) (Rulers)1450 Unknown1688 to 1742Atabia Zontuua 1742 to 1750Yamusa Jeringa17?? to 17??Mahaman Kurugu17?? to 17??Sulimani Apisi17?? to 17??Haruna Bono17?? to 17??Andani Yahaya17?? to 1790Mahama Kuluguba 1790 to 1830Salifu Saatankugri1830 to 1833Abdurahamani Dambono,(Dahmani Gyambongo) 1833 to 1850Dawura Nyongo 1850 to 1864Azabu Pagri 1864 to 1901Yamusa Barga 1902 to 1905Sulimanu Sigri 1906 to 1909Ziniya Zore Abduru 1909 to 1915Mahama Wubuga 1915 to 1933Mahama Waafu 1934 to 1943Badimsuguru Zulim 1943 to 1943Salifu Salemu 1943 to 1947Abudu Soro Kobulga 1947 to 1966Abdulai Sheriga 1967 to 1985Adam Badimsuguru Bongu 1986 to 1987Sulemana Salifu Saa 1987 to 9 June 2003Gamni Mohamadu Abdulai 27 January 2004 cam presentBohagu Abdulai Mahami

 Culture 
Chaw of de Mamprusi people be adherents of de Islamic Faith. De Mamprusi start dey convert cam Islam for de 17th century secof de Dyula merchants dema influence.Lewis, I. M. (2017). Islam in Tropical Africa. Taylor & Francis. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-138-23275-4.

Traditional occupations for de Mamprusi dey include farming den raising livestock.Yakan, Mohamad (2017). Almanac of African Peoples and Nations. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-28930-6.

 References 

 You fi read further 

 Plissart, Xavier (1983). "Mamprusi Proverbs". Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale Annales. 8 (111).
 Drucker-Brown, Susan (1993). "Mamprusi Witchcraft, Subversion and Changing Gender Relations". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 63 (4): 531–549. doi:10.2307/1161005. JSTOR 1161005. S2CID 145493870.
 Drucker-Brown, Susan (December 1982). "Joking at Death: The Mamprusi Grandparent-Grandchild Joking Relationship". Man. 17 (4): 714–727. doi:10.2307/2802042. JSTOR 2802042.
 Drucker-Brown, Susan (March 1992). "Horse, Dog, and Donkey: The Making of a Mamprusi King". Man. 21 (1): 71–90. doi:10.2307/2803595. JSTOR 2803595.
External links
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