banku
a Ghanaian dish made of fermented corn and cassava
millet
a fast-growing cereal plant that is widely grown in warm countries and used to make flour and alcoholic drinks
half-caste
a person whose parents are of different races, particularly someone with a European father and an Indian or African mother.
tinged
slightly colored
Omanhin
chief of a Fante village
machete
a broad, heavy knife used as an implement or weapon, originating in Central America and the Caribbean.
omen
an event regarded as a portent of good or evil.
wench
a young girl, especially a servant or prostitute
posterity
all future generations of people or the direct descendants of a specific person
Asamando
the ancestral realm, or place one goes after death
Obroni
the Twi word for foreigner or white person
salve
an ointment used to promote healing of the skin or as protection
kente cloth
a type of silk and cotton fabric made of interwoven cloth strips and native to the Akan ethnic group of South Ghana
Nyame
the God of the Akan people of Asanteland
Anansi
an African folktale character, often taking the shape of a spider. Anansi is the Akan word for spider.
pillage
to rob a place using violence, especially in wartime.
akpeteshie
an alcoholic spirit produced in Ghana by distilling palm wine or sugar cane juice.
cask
a large barrel-like container made of wood, metal, or plastic, used for storing liquids, typically alcoholic drinks.
fufu
dough made from boiled and ground plantain or cassava, used as a staple food in parts of western and central Africa
bomboys
men who loaded the canoes and ships at Cape Coast with cargo
