Does the Ashanti tribe have a written language?

The Ashanti people, like many other African cultures, did not have a written language in the traditional sense before European contact. They primarily communicated through:

* Oral traditions: This included stories, proverbs, songs, and chants that preserved their history, values, and knowledge.

* Symbolic systems: They used various symbols, such as adinkra symbols, to represent ideas and concepts. These symbols were often incorporated into textiles, pottery, and other art forms.

* Numeral systems: They had sophisticated counting systems and used various methods for keeping records, such as knotted strings.

However, with the arrival of Europeans, the Ashanti adopted the Latin alphabet to write their language, Akan (which includes the Ashanti dialect). This allowed them to document their culture and history, and to engage in wider communication with the outside world. Today, the Ashanti language is written in the Latin alphabet, and there are books, newspapers, and other forms of written communication in Akan.

So, while the Ashanti tribe did not have a written language in the traditional sense before European contact, they now have a written language based on the Latin alphabet.