Nyame

Nyame (or Onyankopon) is the God of the Akan people of Ghana.[4] His name means "he who knows and sees everything" and "omniscient, omnipotent sky god" in the Akan language.

For the people with the name, see Nyame (name).
Nyame (Ono nya me)
Lord of the Sky
Adinkra Symbol: Gye Nyame
ConsortsAsase Ya
IssueTano
Bia
Anansi
Apo[1]
Bosomtwe[2]
Owuo[3]

Function

Nyame is the Twi word for God. The Adrinka symbol "Gye Nyame" means "nothing but God". The Akan people usurped the Adinkra symbols when their chieftain imprisoned Nana Adinkra, chief of Gyaman and his entourage. The Akan chief had his scribes copy the Adinkra symbols and then appropriated them into their culture, changing the meaning to fit what today means "there is nothing except God" in the Twi language of the Akan. However, the Adinkra people who originated the symbol knew nothing of Christianity and invented the symbol independent from its use and meaning in today's Akan culture. The Gyaman people are also Akan.

See also

References
  1. God of waters.
  2. Also god of waters.
  3. Created by Nyame
  4. Egerton Sykes, Alan Kendall (2001). Who's who in non-classical mythology. Routledge. p. 144. ISBN 9780415260404. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
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