The Ethnosemantics and Proverbs of ohia , ‘‘poverty’’ in Akan

This paper examines the concept of ohia, ‘poverty’ in the Akan sociocultural worldview. These include factors that cause it, the people who suffer from poverty and the implications of their condition. It identifies social, cultural, individualistic and fatalistic sources of poverty. The paper is...

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Main Author: Kofi Agyekum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ghana 2017-10-01
Series:Legon Journal of the Humanities
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