Mole-Dagbon people

A depiction of a Mossi man on a horse
A female royalty of Dagbon.

The Mole-Dagbon, also called Mabia, or Mossi-Dagbon are a meta-ethnicity and western Oti–Volta ethno-linguistic group residing in six present-day West Africa countries namely: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali and Togo.[1][2][3] They number more than 45 million.[4] The Mole/Mossi/Moore people are located primarily in Burkina Faso while over lord Dagbon is in Ghana. Previously, the term Gur was used, Mabia has been used to refer to the linguistic supercluster.

Ethnic constitution

The Mabia ethnic group include the following peoples:

Notable Mabia people

Historical Leaders

Footballers

Personalities

References

  1. ^ Abudulai Yakubu (2006). The Abudu-Andani crisis of Dagbon: a historical and legal perspective of the Yendi skin affairs. MPC Ltd. p. 152. ISBN 998803251X.
  2. ^ Zakaria Alhassan & Samuel Duodu (6 November 2014). "Dagbon celebrates Fire Festival". Graphic.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Hardi, Ibrahim (30 August 2014). "Dagbon first encounter with the white man". Ghanaweb.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Handbook of the Mabia Languages of West Africa – Galda-Verlag". Retrieved 2024-05-05.