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Ethnic groups in Ivory Coast

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Yoruba people
ethnic group of Nigeria, Benin and Togo
Fulbe people
ethnic group in the Sahel and West Africa
Hausa people
ethnic group in West Africa
Mandinka people
West African ethnic group
Akan people
ethnic group in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo
Mossi people
ethnic group in Burkina Faso and Togo
Senufo people
West African ethnic group
Baoulé people
ethnic group in Côte d'Ivoire
Zarma people
ethnic group of westernmost Niger, Nigeria, Benin and nearby countries
Dyula people
ethnic group in West Africa
Lobi people
ethnic group
Anyi people
ethnic group in Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo
Brong people
ethnic group in Ghana and Ivory Coast
Dan people
ethnic group in Guinea, Ivory Coast and Liberia
Nzema people
ethnic group in southeastern Ivory Coast and Ghana
Bono State
primordial Akan state by the Bono people
Krahn people
ethnic group in Ivory Coast
Bassa people
ethnic group in Liberia and Sierra Leone
Bété people
ethnic group in Ivory Coast, and a small number of Bete in Nigeria
Attie people
ethnic group in Ivory Coast
Nafana people
ethnic group in West Africa
Avikam people
akan people in Ivory Coast
Birifor people
ethnic group in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Ghana
Abbé people
ethnic group, primarily in Ivory Coast
Kurtey people
ethnic group in Niger
Mole-Dagbon
ethnic group in West Africa
Adyukru
African people
Mbato
The '''M'Bato''' are an Akan people who live in the Ivory Coast.
Adansi
Adanse or Adansi was one of the earliest Akan states in the southern part of present-day Ashanti Region, Ghana. It is regarded as the ancestral homeland from which many of the southern Akan trace their origins. Adanse became an early centre of gold production, regional trade, and clan-based governance, and is remembered as senior among principal Akan states. It influenced the formation of later polities including Denkyira, Akyem, Assin, and the Asante Empire.
Krumen people
ethnic group of coastal Liberia and Côte d'ivoire
Ebrié
thumb|Tchaman Serpent Pendant The Tchaman or Ébrié are an Akan people living in the Abidjan region of Côte d'Ivoire. Originally called the "Tchaman/Kyama/Gyama" or "Achan" (both of which mean "the chosen ones" in the Ebrié language), the name Ébrié was given to them by the neighboring Abouré people. In the Abouré language, Ébrié means "bad" and was given to them after a military defeat. In turn, however, they refer to the Abouré as "Koroman," which means "dirty people" in the Tchaman, Kyaman, or Gyaman (Achan) language. The traditional lands of the Tchaman/Kyaman/Gyaman lie along the Ébrié Lag
Wassa
ethnic group; Akan people who live predominantly in Ghana