Adinkra Alphabet

Year: 2019

  • Aboa

    Adinkra aboa bi beka wo a na ofiri wo ntoma mu. Akan aboa bi beka wo a na ofiri wo ntoma mu. English If you get bitten by an animal it will be from your own clothing.

  • Akyekyedee

    Adinkra abcfra bc nwa na cmmc aQECQECdECe – ghana mmEbusem. Akan Abofra bo nwa na ommo akyekyedee – Ghana Mmebusem. English A child breaks the shell of a snail and not that of a tortoise – Ghanaian proverb.

  • Dua

    Adinkra dua baako gyE mframa a Ebu. Akan Dua baako gye mframa a ebu. English One tree standing against the wind will break.

  • Aya: Symbol

    aya Transliteration “Fern”. Meaning The fern is hardy plant that can grow in difficult places.

  • Sankofa: Symbol

    sankcfa Transliteration “Go back and take”. Meaning Bringing past useful experiences into the present.

  • Adinkra Symbols Virtues

    U Adinkra symbol Virtue s Adinkrahene Mercy p Bi Nka Bi Peace a Owo Foro Adobe Victory d Dame Dame Judgement o Eban Charity C Fawohodie Kingship u Gye Nyame God q Hwemudua Perfection f Ese Ne Tekrema Growth sg Epa Moderation ss Kintinkantan Humility sp Mmere Dane Constancy sa Mpatapo Reconciliation sd Nkyimu Precision…

  • Sankofa: proverb

    Adinkra se woC wECre firi na woC san kcfa a yenQi. Akan (Twi) Se wo were firi na wo san kofa a yenkyi. English It is not wrong to go back and reclaim what you have forgotten.

  • Lizard

    Adinkra ckoCtre a chwe noC hoC soC noC, oNini danEC apcnQECreni. Akan (Twi) Okotre a ohwe no ho so no, onyini dane aponkyereni. English A lizard that knows how to hide grows to become a crocodile.

  • Meditation on Creation through Adinkra

  • Money

    Adinkra sika ye nam sECn sECkan. Akan (Twi) Sika ye nam sen sekan. English Money is sharper than a sword.