Okyeman
/oʊˈtʃeɪ.mən/noun
A traditional Akan kingdom and cultural area in southeastern Ghana, especially associated with the Akyem Abuakwa people.
Did you know?Okyeman is governed within Ghana’s chieftaincy institution, where the Okyenhene serves as the traditional paramount ruler of Akyem Abuakwa.
Etymological Timeline
Precolonial Akan period
Akan
ɔman
“Nation, state, community, or organized polity”
Precolonial Akan period
Akan
Okyem
“The name of the Akan people and traditional state now commonly rendered Akyem in English”
Precolonial–colonial period
Akan
Okyem-man
“The Okyem state or territory; -man denotes a polity or community”
19th–20th Century
English/Akan
Okyeman
“Established English-language spelling for the Akyem traditional area”
Modern English
English
Okyeman
“The traditional kingdom and cultural area associated particularly with Akyem Abuakwa in Ghana”