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Akyeamehene

Twi/Akan · Akan (Asante), Ashanti Region · Royal title

Head of the akyeame (royal spokespersons), described in Ghanaian press as the Asantehene's chief linguist. Rattray (1923) describes the ɔkyeame as the chief's spokesman.

The Akyeamehene leads the royal spokesmen at court.

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