| 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. |

| 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. |

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

| Adinkra |
| firE and gunpowdEr do not slEEp togEthEr. |
| English |
| Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. |

A month in Akan is called bosome (bOsOmI). Akan has two different calendars; A lunar calendar used in coastal regions and a solar calendar.
| No | Solar Month | Lunar Month | English |
| 1 | cpepcn | sanda | January |
| 2 | cZIfOc | qaqar | February |
| 3 | cbenIm | ebcw | March |
| 4 | oforisuo | ebcbira | April |
| 5 | kctcnimma | Esuscw | May |
| 6 | ayewOhOmumu | obiraWi | June |
| 7 | kutawOnsa | ayewoChoC | July |
| 8 | csanaa | Wifuu | August |
| 9 | ebc | fanqa | September |
| 10 | AhinimI | cbese | October |
| 11 | obubuo | cbECrefew | November |
| 12 | cpenimma | mumu | December |

| Adinkra |
| it is no shamE at all to work for monEy. |
| English |
| It is no shame at all to work for money. |

| Adinkra |
| thE timE is always right to do what is right – martin luthEr king, jr. |
| English |
| The time is always right to do what is right – Martin Luther King, Jr. |
