Wassa
/ˈwɑː.sə/noun
Wassa is the name of an Akan people, a region, and an Akan language of southwestern Ghana.
Did you know?Wassa is also written Wasa, and the language belongs to the Akan branch of the Kwa language family in West Africa.
Etymological Timeline
Precolonial period
Akan
Wassa/Wasa
“Name associated with a historic Akan people and polity in southwestern Ghana; the original lexical meaning is uncertain.”
17th–18th Century
European records
Wassa
“European accounts record Wassa as the name of a West African kingdom or political region.”
19th Century
English
Wassa
“English colonial and missionary writing uses Wassa for the people and territory in the Gold Coast.”
20th Century
English
Wassa
“The term is used for the Wassa people and for Wasa, their Akan language.”
Modern English
English
Wassa
“A proper name referring chiefly to the Wassa people, language, and region of Ghana.”