“Ashanti to Zulu:African Traditions”

By: Margaret Musgrove

A - Ashanti(uh-shahnt’-ee)

Ashanti

weavers

Kente

silk threads

B - Baule(bah’-oo-lay)

Baule

sacred symbol

crocodile

Ashanti

C - Chagga(chah’-guh)

Chagga

age/gender

initiation ceremony

D - Dogon(daw-gawn’)

Dogon

farmers

Mali

mountains

E - Ewe(eh’-vay)

Ewe

drummers

“talking” drums

F - Fanti(fahn’-tee)

Fanti

guests

Palm wine

gourds – calabashes

ancestors

G - Ga(gah)

Ga

foufou

boiled white yams

fingers

right hand

H - Hausa(how’-suh)

Hausa

pray 5 times

Allah

mosque

Islam

I - Ikoma(ik-oh’-muh)

Ikoma

honey

tiny bird

beehives

honeycomb

J - Jie(jee’-yuh)

Jie

herders

Uganda

animals

K - Kung(koohng)

Kung

water

desert

reeds

ostrich eggshells

L - Lozi(low’-zee)

Lozi

Zambezi River

winter flood

Nalikwanda

Paramount Chief

royal family

M - Masai(mah-sigh’)

Masai

braids

shaved head

jewelry

N - Ndaka(n-dah’-kuh)

Ndaka

bride

material

veil

O - Ouadai(wah-dy’)

Ouadai

market

canopies

bargain

P - Pondo(pahn’-doe)

Pondo

spar

knuckles

heart or liver

Q - Quimbande(keem-bahn’-deh)

Quimbande

children

wives

compound

R - Rendille(rehn-deel’-lay)

Rendille

nomadic

donkeys

branches

S - Sotho(soo’-too)

Sotho

magic beaded doll

cone

child

T - Tuareg(twah’-reg)

Tuareg

Tent

desert

bowl

ahal

U - Uge(oo’-gay)

Uge

kola nuts

friendship

ceremonies

V - Vai(vy)

Vai

Liberia

items

gracefully

W - Wagenia(wuh-gehn’-ee-uh)

Wagenia

fishermen

catwalks

Congo River

hand-woven bamboo traps

X - Xhosa(koe’-suh)

Xhosa

South Africa

blankets

ochre

pipes

Y - Yoruba(yawr’-uh-buh)

Yoruba

artists

statues

Ibeji

Z - Zulu(zoo’-loo)

Zulu

dancers/dances

cowhide shields

clubs

headbands