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believe is passed on to his children. These 12 Ntoro are considered inherited deities (spirits) who govern guide and protect their 12 clans patrilineally. The Akan believe that the Ntoro does not die with the father. Instead, it is passed down to the man's children, or if the children are not alive,
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to his nephews and nieces. The father's Ntoro represents the being of the child until the child
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which is believed to form the child and mold it into the Human being.
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