Carl Christian Reindorf
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Carl Christian Reindorf was a Ghana
ian pastor and historian. He wrote The History of the Gold Coast and Ashanti in the Ga language
. The work was later translated into English and published 1889 in Switzerland. He used written sources and oral tradition
.
Reindorf was the son of Carl Hackenburg Reindorf, who was of half-Danish heritage and Anoa Ama, who was an ethnic Ga
from Dutch Accra. Carl Hackenburg Reindorf was the son of John F. Reindorf, who was the Danish governor of Ghana. He received his early education in mission schools at Osa
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Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian pastor and historian. He wrote The History of the Gold Coast and Ashanti in the Ga language
Ga language
The Ga language is a Kwa language spoken in Ghana, in and around the capital Accra. It has a phonemic distinction between 3 vowel lengths.-Classification:Ga is a Kwa language, part of the Niger–Congo family...
. The work was later translated into English and published 1889 in Switzerland. He used written sources and oral tradition
Oral tradition
Oral tradition and oral lore is cultural material and traditions transmitted orally from one generation to another. The messages or testimony are verbally transmitted in speech or song and may take the form, for example, of folktales, sayings, ballads, songs, or chants...
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Reindorf was the son of Carl Hackenburg Reindorf, who was of half-Danish heritage and Anoa Ama, who was an ethnic Ga
Ga people
The Ga-Adangbe are an ethnic group in the West African nation of Ghana. It is part of the Dangme ethnic group. The Ga people are grouped as part of theGa–Dangme ethnolinguistic group. They speak Kwa languages...
from Dutch Accra. Carl Hackenburg Reindorf was the son of John F. Reindorf, who was the Danish governor of Ghana. He received his early education in mission schools at Osa
Osa
Osa may refer to:*Osa peninsula, a peninsula in Costa Rica*Osa, Allahabad, a village in Allahabad, India*Osa, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship *Osa, Russia, name of several inhabited localities in Russia*Osa class missile boat...
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