The Kposo or Akposso people (Kposo: Akpɔsɔ) are an ethnic group living in the Plateau Region of southern Togo, west of Atakpamé, and across the border in Ghana. Their ethnic language is Kposo or Ikposo.[citation needed]
Akposo | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 162,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Plateau Region (Togo), Ghana | |
| Languages | |
| Kposo | |
| Religion | |
| Predominately Catholicism |
Economy
editAkposso farmers grow cocoa and coffee as cash crops. Traditional crops include yams, maize "(ɖzukklɔ)"and fonio.
Culture
editThe traditional Akposso calendar has five days in each week. These are Imle, Ekpe, Ewle, Eyla, and Eva.
Fonio (Kposo: ɔva) is culturally important. An annual festival called "Ovazu" (Kposo: Ɔvazu) is held around harvest time, and in Togo it is held together with the Akebus.
References
edit- ^ "Ikposo". Ethnologue. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
External links
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