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- noun Plural form of
Fanti .
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Examples
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Curiously enough, the men had no excuse for posing as warriors; for the Fantis were the only cowardly race on the coast, and had several times shown themselves worthless as fighters, when the
Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Walter Paget 1867
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Fantis of the Gold Coast, the Kashmiri, and the crofters of the West
A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil T. R. Swinburne
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The Fantis considered snakes and many other animals messengers of spirits.
Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study Thomas Washington Talley
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The language of the Congos differs from that of the Yorubas, the Susus differ from the Yolofs, the Limbas from Fantis, the Eboes from the Houssas.
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The Fantis promised the fugitives armed protection.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George W. Williams 1870
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Pursued by a fleet-footed and impartial disaster, the fainting Fantis and their terrified allies turned their faces toward the seacoast.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George W. Williams 1870
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The Fantis lay stretched between them and the seacoast.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George W. Williams 1870
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In 1811 the king of Ashantee sent an array to Elmina to protect his subjects against predatory bands of Fantis.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George W. Williams 1870
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The kingdom of Ashantee lies between the Kong Mountains and the vast country of the Fantis.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George W. Williams 1870
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Two of the chiefs of Asim became insubordinate, gave offence to the king, and then fled into the country of the Fantis, one of the most numerous and powerful tribes on the Gold Coast.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George W. Williams 1870
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