| The image recalls the Bentsir oral tradition about the reaction of the Asante army when they first arrived on the Fante coast from the forested interior. |
| Both areas are predominantly Akan speaking, but with some cultural variation between the Fante in the Cape Coast area and the Brong of the Techiman area. |
| Among the ethnic groups or regions selected to exemplify these roles are the Asante, Kuba, Fante, Benin kingdom, Okpella, Isoko, Baule, Igbo, Fon, and Lamu Island. |
| For example, Fante villagers may eat fish and bangu, a fermented corn dish, for breakfast. |
| The Fante also cited the latter proverb to indicate certain limitations placed on the avunculate. |
| Debates surround the term kente, which is traced by some to the Ewe language, by others to Asante and Fante terms. |
