...The subsequent military government and successive coups led to growing political instability and social unrest, and the decline in Accra's status due to the stagnation of the Ghanaian economy caused the city to lose the charm it had around 1960. The name Accra is said to be a corruption of the word "nkran" (black ant) that the native Akan people called the Ga people who came from the East in the 16th century. [Terutaro Nishino]... *Some of the terminology that refers to the "Ga tribe" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…その後の軍政とたび重なるクーデタのために,政治不安と社会的混乱が強まり,またガーナ経済の停滞によるアクラの地位の低下と相まって,1960年頃のこの都市がもっていた魅力は失われてしまった。アクラの地名は16世紀に東方から来たガー族を,原住民アカン族がヌクランnkran(黒アリ)とよんだのを,白人が転訛したものという。【西野 照太郎】。… ※「ガー族」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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