SENYA BERAKU SE-YE ADA (Clan Names) || Akrama Ano Clan in Focus



In Senya Beraku there are two basic forms of family relations and they are 'Se-ye' and 'Ni-ye'. 

Literally Se-ye means father's house while Ni-ye means mother's house. When a Senya refers to his Ni-ye he is actually referring to his family, which is maternal. When he refers to his Se-ye he is referring to his clan, which is paternal.

Children in Senya are named from their paternal clans by the senior member of the clan or his/her grandfather. Thus the child's father receives the name from his father or his father's brother if his father is late. This is important because in Senya tradition everybody from your father's clan is your father.

Each Se-ye in Senya Beraku has peculiar male and female names that can be traced directly to the deity of the clan. And it enables easy identification of a person's background and father's clan. In this series I will be releasing Senya Beraku Se-Ye and their names starting with the Akrama Ano Clan.

THE AKRAMA ANO.

The Akrama Ano deity is the chief linguist (Ɔkye-ami; Ɔkyeame) of all Senya Beraku deities and for that matter the Ɔkyeame of the Esɔw (Priests) of Senya Beraku.

That is to say the Akrama Ano clan is the mouthpiece or the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Senya priests and priestesses. On that note it is the sole responsibility of the Akrama Ano Osɔw (high priest) to overturn a curse or bad omen in the society. They are those responsibility for commencing major traditional prayers for the community.

Amazingly the clan is the supernatural physiotherapist of Senya Beraku. Each member of the clan has the natural gift of healing broken bones, no matter the gravity of the situation. 

There are two Akrama Ano Clans. One is the male while the other is the female, called Akrama Onyi and Akrama Ɔse, respectively. It is said the two deities are husband and wife. In this article I am dealing with the husband.

The ritual food of this clan is called _*Mpɔtorɔba*_ (made from maize and palm oil). It is eaten for three conservative Sundays, starting from the third Sunday in October, usually 19th or 20th October and ends in November.  Their healing and purification come from the _*omayibi*_, a tree which is planted in the 'Ano' (a small rectangular wall that protects the tree) and serve as a place for the clans rituals. 

The following are some of the names from the Akrama Onyi Clan, with the most recently  remembered ancestral being Nenyi Kojo Debi (a.k.a. Afayo):

Males

1. Afri 

2. Debi 

3. Gyekum 

4. Kwei 

5. Seeku 

6. Asamoa

7. Akrama 

8. Larbi (Surname)

9. Davies (probably the Anglicised form of Debi).

10. Osabrɛn

12. Wusa 


FEMALE 

1. Kar 

2. Afriba 

3. Doye 

4. Akaade 

5. Ampem

6. Seekude

7. Esuon 

8. Etiapa

9. Adadeba

10. Apiɛkɔ

11. Sunka

12. Doye

13. Sekude

14. Afrako


NB: Larbi is the surname of the Clan.


List will be updated as and when necessary since there are still more to discover about the clan.

Researcher: Apostle Abeiku Okai - 0249287855

Comments

  1. Ekow Bonney.10 October 2020 at 14:45

    That's a great work done, knowing our roots is so important.

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  2. Francis Baidoo (Yawson)8 November 2021 at 11:09

    Well done Rev, keep such wonderful research up!

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  3. Apily Sunday Paul5 March 2022 at 14:43

    This is the type of people we want in Sɔ Wo Nya ( Senya Ewutu) who can educate us on our history

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  4. Unknown24 March 2022 at 05:05

    please , i am from Senya .i am call YAABA please can you help me find the meaning of my name and the clan i belong to .A lot of people always ask the meaning of my name and i do not know what to tell them. Please can you kindly write an in depth history about Senya Beraku .eg. like where they originated from , meaning of SENYA ,how the name came about ,our cultural heritage, the clothes they use to wear , their dance , food .Every about SENYA .I feel there are of things we do not know.

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