Kposo people explained

Group:Kposo
Native Name:Akposo
Total:162,000
Total Ref:[1]
Regions:Plateau Region (Togo), Ghana
Languages:Kposo
Religions:Predominately Catholicism

The Kposo or Akposso people (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.

Economy

Akposso farmers grow cocoa and coffee as cash crops. Traditional crops include yams, maize "(ɖzukklɔ)"and fonio.

Culture

The traditional Akposso calendar has five days in each week. These are Imle, Ekpe, Ewle, Eyla, and Eva.

Fonio (ɔva) is culturally important. An annual festival called "Ovazu" (Ɔvazu) is held around harvest time, and in Togo it is held together with the Akebus.

References

  1. Web site: Ikposo. Ethnologue. 12 March 2019.

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