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Glossary bugulana, pl. bugulanima (buγulana, pl. buγulanima) Shrine owner. buguli, pl. buga (buγuli, pl. buγa) Shrine. Dagbamba The people of Dagbon. Dagbani Language of Dagbon. Dagomba Anglicization introduced in colonial times, substituting for Dagboŋ (the kingdom), Dagbamba (the people), and Dagbani (the language). dakpema Lit. “market elder.” Title of certain shrine keepers. gate (dunoli) Lineage; title qualifying the holder to compete for a higher title; line of men or women with rights to a tindana position. See also skin. Gbewaa Founder of the Dagbamba kingdoms; name of any Ya Na; name of certain shrines. gboŋlana Lit. “owner of the skin.” Oldest son (at a funeral); regent (during an interregnum). guŋ (pl. guma) Special grave for certain tindanas. See also siliga. kamboŋa (pl. kambonsi) Warrior. Kambon’Na Chief warrior. kola Customary gift in hierarchical situations; general term for honorific gifts, usually in cash. komlana Lit. “owner of water.” Favorite wife. Kpamba (s. Kpema). Elders; courtiers. lana Owner; person possessed of or responsible for something; chief. Always preceded by the object, title, or responsibility that is “owned.” 206 GLOSSARY lunga (luŋa, pl. lunsi) Tension drum; drummer whose instrument this is; praise-singer. Lun’Na Titled drummer and praise-singer. malam Muslim cleric. na (pl. nanima) Chief; king (when it precedes a personal name). naba Chief (Mamprugu, Nanun). nabia (pl. nabihi) Chief’s child; prince; royal. nam Title; essence of chieftaincy. pakpon (pakpoŋ) Man’s oldest daughter (at his funeral). sambanluŋa Special recital of tradition at a chief’s palace. siliga Special grave for certain tindanas. See also guŋ. skin (gboŋ) Chiefly title. stool Chiefly title (southern Ghana). tail Horsetail; the office of tindana; the sign of the office. tim (pl. tima) Medicine; device for healing or protection. timpana Talking drums, played in pairs. tiŋa Territory; tract of land. tindana, pl. tindamba (tiŋdana, pl. tiŋdamba) Shrine keeper, “Earth priest,” “fetish priest.” wulana Chief’s spokesperson, linguist. Ya Na King of Dagbon. Yo Na Chief of Savelugu; entitled to compete for Yendi. ...

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