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Nyame
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Onyame, Nyankopɔn (Onyankopɔng) or Ɔdomankoma is the supreme god of the Akan people of Ghana, who is most commonly known as Nyame. The name means "The one who knows and sees everything", and "omniscient, omnipotent sky deity" in the Akan language.

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Deity.type
Akan
Deity.god_of
Supreme God and Sky Father
Deity.spouse
Asase Yaa
Deity.children
Bia • Tano/Tano
Deity.name
Nyame (Ono nya me)
Deity.roman_equivalent
Jupiter
Deity.equivalent1
Nzambi Mpungu
Deity.equivalent1_type
Bakongo
Deity.equivalent2
Amun
Deity.equivalent2_type
Egyptian
Deity.equivalent3
Chukwu
Deity.equivalent3_type
Igbo
Deity.ethnic_group
Akan • Asante, Bono Fante • Afro-Caribs
Deity.venerated_in
Akɔm

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Onyame, Nyankopɔn (Onyankopɔng) or Ɔdomankoma is the supreme god of the Akan people of Ghana, who is most commonly known as Nyame. The name means "The one who knows and sees everything", and "omniscient, omnipotent sky deity" in the Akan language.

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