Kposo people

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Template:Short description Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Kposo or Akposso people (Template:Langx) are an ethnic group living in the Plateau Region of southern Togo, west of Atakpamé, and across the border in Ghana. Their ethnic language is Kposo or Ikposo.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Economy

Akposso farmers grow cocoa and coffee as cash crops. Traditional crops include yams, maize "(ɖzukklɔ)"and fonio.

Culture

The traditional Akposso calendar has five days in each week. These are Imle, Ekpe, Ewle, Eyla, and Eva.

Fonio (Template:Langx) is culturally important. An annual festival called "Ovazu" (Template:Langx) is held around harvest time, and in Togo it is held together with the Akebus.

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