Harm

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[T]he name for a great-grandchild, and all others in this generation which is nana n’ka ‘so, i. e. ‘grandchild don’t touch my ear’—a touch of a great-grandchild, grandniece, on the ear of the great-grandparent being said to cause the latter’s speedy death.

• Source: Rattray, R. S. Ashanti. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1923.
• Culture: Akan
• Location: Africa