Adinkra |
hwimhwim adEe kc srcsrc. |
Akan |
Hwimhwim adee ko srosro. |
English |
Easy comes, easy go. |

Adinkra |
hwimhwim adEe kc srcsrc. |
Akan |
Hwimhwim adee ko srosro. |
English |
Easy comes, easy go. |
Adinkra |
baanu so a, Emmia. |
Akan |
Baanu so a, emmia. |
English |
When two people carry, the load lightens. |
Adinkra |
anoma anntu a, obua da. |
Akan |
Anoma anntu a, obua da. |
English |
If a bird does not fly, it goes to bed hungry. |
Adinkra |
EvEn though thE EyE is blind, it still contains slEEp. |
English |
Even though the eye is blind, it still contains sleep. |
Adinkra |
monkEys play by sizEs. |
English |
Monkeys play by sizes. |
Adinkra |
cdoCmankoCma bc owuo ma owuo kum noC. |
Akan |
Odomankoma bo owuo man owuo kum no. |
English |
The Creator created death only for death to kill him. |
Adinkra |
bEre annuru annuru a, etra. |
Akan |
Bere annuru annuru a, etra. |
English |
Procrastination is the thieve of time. |
Adinkra |
if onE doEs not know, anothEr man tEaChEs him. |
English |
If one does not know, another man teaches him. |
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. |
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. |