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On arriving to Kweiman, after awhile, we were welcomed by the elders of the community,
who duly informed us that the chief was not present at that moment. The community had no
queen mother. However, it was said that they will soon have a queen mother.
The modern system of leadership involves the assemblyman and unit committee members. The
elders were therefore to serve as the representatives and stand in for the chief, to brief us on the
history of the community and to give us details on livelihood and general knowledge of the
community. The name of the linguist was Daniel Tetteh, and he was assisted by the other elders
in conveying the information to us. Two students who were fluent in Ga had been elected to
serve as the mouthpiece on behalf of the students, and also to relay the information from the
elders.
Kweiman is a large town in the La Nkwantanan municipality. The name Kweiman
originated from a man called Kwei who first settled there in the year 1829. He is therefore
recognized as their forefather, and five generations have come since his arrival. The population,
as we were informed, was merely about 600 almost 4 years ago. Now though, it has increased so
much so that we were told that conducting a census is a near impossible task. The land size is
approximately 600 acres. Five communities surround Kweiman, of which include Ayi Mensah
and Danfa.
Staple foods consumed include garden eggs and tomatoes. Most of the households, as we
were informed, grow most of the crops they consume, and quite a number also rear domestic
animals such as sheeps and goats. Their main market place is madina, since it’s the closest to the
community . We were told that some of their taboos are that, farming is not done on Fridays,
with some reasons that one might meet spirits in the forest and also this day is dedicated to
communal labour and also this day is a resting day for their forefathers. Another taboo is that no
one rears dogs in the community because it is believed that they have evil spirits.
In terms of education, there are two main schools in the community. One is a Presbyterian
primary school, whilst the other is a municipal school JSS. We were informed that once a child
was of the right age, they were prompted and encouraged to attend school, thus we saw very few
children when we arrived.