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Bird naming systems by Akan people in Ghana follow scientific nomenclature with
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Deikumah JP
; Konadu VA
; Kwafo R
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed
2015[Oct]; 11
(ä): 75
PMID26520061
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BACKGROUND: Studies on indigenous knowledge of fauna particular birds and its
potential use in biodiversity conservation and management are rare globally.
Characteristics used in creating indigenous bird names in many Ghanaian languages
are undocumented. The main aim of this study is to answer the question "whether
indigenous bird naming systems by the Akan tribes in Ghana follow scientific
nomenclature and whether indigenous Akan bird knowledge can potentially help
improve bird conservation efforts in Ghana. METHODS: Purposive sampling technique
was employed in selecting 10 respondents from 25 communities in the five
administrative districts in the Central Region. The study was conducted between
November 2014 and March 2015. A mixed method approach was adopted in the data
collection including key person interviews, focus group discussion, and
structured interview supported by a participatory field observation. RESULTS:
Indigenous people in the study area have reported 143 species of birds belonging
to 44 families representing 57 % of total number of species with known local
names in Ghana. The study revealed that just as Latin and common English naming
systems, indigenous Akan bird names originated from features of the bird,
including plumage, vocalizations or behavioural characteristics and belief
systems of the indigenous people. The study also discovered that indigenous
people in the study area have distinct names for different species within a
particular family for most of the birds they could identify. However, they
occasionally assign a single general name for either the entire family or all
species therein. CONCLUSIONS: The study found evidence to support the prediction
that indigenous bird naming systems in the Akan language follow scientific
nomenclature. Indigenous knowledge and understanding of birds in the study area
can be tapped and used in conservation planning and monitoring of birds. This
research thus provides sufficient evidence to prove that indigenous knowledge by
the Akan tribes in the study area can be useful in bird conservation and
monitoring programs in Ghana. Further research in other Ghanaian languages is
recommended.