Kwahu

The Kwahu are an Akan people. The term Kwahu refers to the variant of Akan language spoken in this region and to the Kwahu-people that come from the region, there are ca. 70,000 Kwahu's. Kwahu is a region in south-central Akanland, on the west shore of Lake Volta. There are two common spellings, Kwawu and Kwahu. The "w" spelling is the official spelling, and more resembles the pronunciation. The "h" was put in by Swiss missionaries from Basel, who added the "h" to ensure that Kwa, the first syllable, was not pronounced as "eh." The "h" is not separately pronounced in the name.