Aja

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Aja is a West African ethnic group and historical kingdom centered in present-day Benin and Togo, known for its significant influence on the culture and formation of neighboring Fon and Ewe peoples.

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Aja canonical 8
Hwe Aja 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
historical kingdom
alsoKnownAs Adja
associatedWith Kingdom of Allada
Kingdom of Dahomey
colonialHistory French colonial rule in Dahomey
continent Africa
culturalArea Slave Coast
culturalInfluence religious practices in Brazil
religious practices in Haiti
religious practices in the Caribbean
demographicPresence Couffo Department, Benin
Mono Department, Benin
Plateau Region, Togo
ethnicReligionInfluence Ewe Vodun
linked to: Vodun

Fon Vodun
linked to: Vodun
ethnogenesisRelatedTo Ewe people
linked to: Ewe

Fon people
historicalCenter Allada
Savi
Tado
historicalPeriod precolonial era
influenced Ewe people
linked to: Ewe

Fon people
language Aja language
languageBranch Kwa branch
languageFamily Gbe languages
Niger–Congo languages
locatedIn West Africa
migrationInfluence Atlantic slave trade diaspora
neighboringEthnicGroup Gun people
Yoruba people
partOf Gbe peoples
politicalOrganization chiefdoms
kingdoms
primaryCountry Benin
Togo
region southern Benin
southern Togo
relatedEthnicGroup Mina people
Phla–Pherá groups
religion Vodun
traditional West African religions
traditionalEconomy agriculture
trade

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