Tags: Ethnic Group.
Ashanti or Asante (pronunciation: /ˈæʃɑːnˈtiː/ A-shahn-TEE) are a nation and Akan people who live predominantly in and native to Ashanti Asanteman and in Ghana and Ivory Coast. They speak the Akan language and the Asante dialect and are of Akan origin.Prior to European colonization the Ashanti people developed a large and influential empire in West Africa. The Ashanti later developed the powerful Ashanti Confederacy or Asanteman and became the dominant presence in the region.
