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The Akan use many names for God, the Supreme
Being. Since the time christianity was introduced in Ghana, they also refer
to the Christian God.
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Appellation
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Meaning
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| Onyameá |
the Supreme
Being |
| Onyankoápõán |
the Supreme
Being who alone is great |
| Odoámankoma
Ïbõadeáñ |
the Creator |
| Abõmmubuwafrñá |
the one
who comes to help you if you cry for him |
| AÁmoásu |
the one
who gives rain |
| AÁmoáwia |
the one
who makes the sun shine |
| Bõrebõreá |
the one
who creates everything |
| Brekyirihuánuaàdeá |
the one
who sees it all |
| Nyaamaneákõàseá |
the one
who comforts you if you are aggrieved |
| Otuámàfoáõ |
the powerful
one |
| Ïpaám!boáõ |
the one
who fabricates rocks (like humans fabricate cloth) |
| Tetekwafraámoàaá |
the one
who has always been there and who will never change |
| Twøééaduaàmpõn |
the one
who is like a tree, if you lean against him you'll never fall |