Is the Ashanti an ethnic group or religious group?

both because they have the same definition

I infer that this is because of the fact that people have different beliefs in who God is, and are very intolerant to other ideas.

Ethnic Group - A group of people who share the same ancestry, traditions, etc Religious Group - A group of people who share the same beliefs

Ethnic groups are often related by closer cultural, racial, lingual and sometimes religious ties than they have with other people. They usually have a culture and a history that they can claim alone....

Islam