Kposo people
Akposo | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 162,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Plateau Region (Togo), Ghana | |
| Languages | |
| Kposo | |
| Religion | |
| Predominately Catholicism |
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]
Economy
[edit]Akposso farmers grow cocoa and coffee as cash crops. Traditional crops include yams, maize "(ɖzukklɔ)"and fonio.
Culture
[edit]The 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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