Results 11 to 20 of about 36,286 (181)
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2023 Purpose As cancers increase in Ghana and in many low-and middle-income countries, healthcare utilization has become critical for disease management and patients’ wellbeing. There is evidence that medical pluralism is common among cancer patients in Ghana
Patience Gyamenah Okyere Asante +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Underapplication in an Akan language game
Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2019 This paper discusses the phenomenon of underapplication of palatalization in a Pig Latin game in Akan, a Niger-Congo (Kwa) language. Akan Pig Latin (henceforth APL), which is popularly known in Akan as Megesege, is a language game played usually by Akan
Kwasi Adomako
doaj +1 more source
Dialectal variation in lexical borrowings in Dangme
Legon Journal of the Humanities, 2022 This paper investigated dialectal variation in lexical borrowings in Dangme, a language spoken in Southern Ghana. Dangme has seven dialects (Ada, Gbugblaa, Yilɔ Krobo, Manya Krobo, Nugo, Sɛ and Osudoku), but this study concerns lexical borrowings into ...
Raymond Teye Akrobettoe +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Genesis 1:1-3 in Selected Akan Mother-tongues: A Grammatico-syntactic Analysis [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesThe translation of the Bible message from the original language to a receptor language has been challenging due to the lack of equivalent words in the receptor language to convey the exact meaning of the original language.
Alfred Korankye +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Akan-Ewe Christological Constructs: Indigenous Christologies in Post-Missionary Christianity and Theology in Africa [PDF]
E-Journal of Religious and Theological StudiesThe study discussed Akan-Ewe Christological Constructs in Post-Missionary Christianity and Theology in Africa. The objective was to assess their capacity to provide the right frameworks for conceptualising the relevance and significance of Jesus and the ...
Edward Agboada
doaj +1 more source
Levels, Distribution and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Varieties of Cereal in Yobe State, Nigeria [PDF]
Journal of Chemistry Letters, 2022 Cereal (corn, guinea corn and millet) samples from Bade and Karasuwa Local Government Area, Yobe State, Nigeria were collected for analysis of PAHs using GC/MS. The highest total mean concentration value of PAHs (1.56E-06 mg/kg) was observed in corn from
Joseph Akan
doaj +1 more source
Revista Atlántida, 2023 En 1965, Gus Dinizulu, percusionista afroamericano, viajó a Ghana con la compañía de danza que dirigía. Allí, aprovechó el viaje como una oportunidad para explorar sus raíces africanas y conoció a Nana Oparebea, la sacerdotisa principal ghanesa del ...
Pauline Guedj
doaj
Ghana Journal of Linguistics, 2023 This paper presents a Construction Morphology account of complex cardinal numeral formation in Akan (Kwa, Niger-Congo). Through a detailed description of the Akan numeral system, which is decimal, we identify various ranges of cardinal numerals and show that they share structures with other constructions in the language because they are either ...
Clement Appah +2 more
openaire +2 more sources
The influence of distant surcharge load with a finite length on the cantilever walls.
PLoS ONE, 2023 The behavior of a sheet pile wall constructed on saturated sand soil and exposed to a distant surcharge load with a finite length at the top of the backfill soil is examined in this study.
Recep Akan
doaj +3 more sources
The Church and the Use of Family Planning: A Case Study of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Ebenezer Congregation, Old Tafo [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesThe debate on whether the use of family planning methods within the Ghanaian Christian circle is a sin or not has been going on for quite some time now.
Samuel Adjei +2 more
doaj +1 more source