Kposo people

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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]

Kposo
Akposo
Total population
162,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Plateau Region (Togo), Ghana
Languages
Kposo
Religion
Predominately Catholicism

Economy

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

Culture

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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

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  1. ^ "Ikposo". Ethnologue. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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