Adinkra Alphabet

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  • Teach

    Adinkra if onE doEs not know, anothEr man tEaChEs him. English If one does not know, another man teaches him.

  • Owo

    Adinkra nEa cwc aka no pen no suro sonsono. Akan Nea owo aka no pen no suro sonsono. English He/She who has been bitten by a snake will be afraid of a worm.

  • Knowledge

    Adinkra knowlEdgE is likE a baobab trEE; no onE Can EnCompass it with thEir hands. English Knowledge is like a baobab tree; no one can encompass it with their hands.

  • Nsuo

    Adinkra nsuo a edc wo na ekc wahina mu. Akan Nsuo a edo wo na eko wahina mu. English It is the water that belongs to you that enters your jar.

  • Aserewa

    Adinkra ahunubipen nti na asErEwa rEgyEgyE nE ba agorc a na wayi nani ato nkyen. Akan Ahunubipen nti na aserewa regyegye ne ba agoro a na wayi nani ato nkyen. English It is because of “I have seen some before” that when the Silverbird is entertaining its young it looks away.

  • Mmosea

    Adinkra mmosEa twa wo nan asE a, Efiri fiE. Akan Mmosea twa wo nan ase a, efiri fie. English When the sole of your feet is cut by a gravel, it is from home.

  • Praye

    Adinkra praye, se woyi baako a na Ebu; wokabomu a Emmu. Akan Praye, se woyi baako a na ebu; wokabomu a emmu. English Broom, when you pick one it breaks easily; when combined it is impossible to break.

  • Obaa

    Adinkra fefe na efe se cbaa tu mmirika a cbe sc nE nofo mu, enye se ebe tE atc. Akan Fefe na efe se obaa tu mmirika a obe so ne nofo mu, enye se ebe te ato. English It is because of modesty that a woman holds her breast whiles running and not because…

  • Snake

    Adinkra although thE snakE doEs not fly it CatchEs thE bird whosE homE is in thE sky. English Although the snake does not fly it catches the bird whose home is in the sky.

  • Nyansapo

    Adinkra Nansapc woCsanEC noC bajECmma. Akan Nyansapo wosane no badwemma. English It takes wisdom to untie a wise knot.