Africa's ethnic and religious groups

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  1. 3. the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.
  2. 5. a member of a Semitic people, originally from the Arabian peninsula and neighboring territories, inhabiting much of the Middle East and North Africa.
  3. 7. spirits that can possess a person.
  4. 12. social process through which elements of culture spread from one society or social group to another.
  5. 13. a member of a people of southern Ghana.
  6. 14. The royal and divine throne of kings of the Ashanti people and the ultimate symbol of power in Asante.
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  1. 1. the name of God, the Supreme Being in the Akan people’s religious system.
  2. 2. a secular festival observed by many African Americans from December 26 to January 1 as a celebration of their cultural heritage and traditional values.
  3. 4. relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line.
  4. 6. also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent littoral islands.
  5. 8. relating to or denoting a group of Niger–Congo languages spoken in central and southern Africa, including Swahili, Xhosa, and Zulu.
  6. 9. movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
  7. 10. a nomadic Arab of the Arabian, Syrian, or northern African deserts
  8. 11. the holy book for Islamic people.