Gonja (also Ghanjawiyyu, endonym Ngbanya) are an ethnic group that live in Ghana. The Gonja established a kingdom in northern Ghana of the same name, which was founded in 1675 by …

The Gonja language, properly called Ngbanya or Ngbanyito, [2] is a North Guang language spoken by an estimated 230,000 people, almost all of whom are of the Gonja ethnic group of …

Jul 2, 2023 · A more detailed internally written account known as the Kitab Gonja (Gonja chronicle) continues the early history of Gonja, identifying Naba as the first ruler of the …

…the conquests of the Guang (Gonja) in the mid-17th century. At the end of that century the Dagomba were subjugated by the Asante, who forced them to pay an annual tribute of slaves; …

The town is well connected on a 147-kilometre highway from Fufulso, Damongo to Bole through Sawla. Former President John Dramani Mahama is a Gonja from Bole.

Gonja was a kingdom in present-day northern Ghana founded in 1675 by Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa. [1] With the fall of the Songhai Empire (c. 1600), the Mande Ngbanya clan moved …

Jan 20, 2025 · The Guan tribe, also known as Ghanjawiyyu, Gonja, Guang, or Ngbanya, is the largest ethnic group in Ghana. Descendants of the Gonja people were traders and the first …

Apr 19, 2024 · The Gonja Kingdom, also known as Gonjaland or Ghanjawiyyu, is a historic kingdom that holds a significant place in the annals of West African history. Its rich and …

Sep 3, 2012 · Available historical evidence suggests that Gonja was founded by Mande warriors and traders from Mali led by Wadh Naba or Nabaga; in the second half of the sixteenth century.

Sep 30, 2019 · Learning GONJA phrases is one of the things that should be in your bucket list, especially if you plan on visiting the northern region of Ghana. It is one of the hacks that will …