| Adinkra |
| yendidi pii nsi dan. |
| English |
| One cannot both feast and become rich. |
Category: Adinkra Virtues
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Dan
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Nton
The self or spiritual determinants of an individual
No aCdinkra ntoCn Adinkra Nton Adinkra Virtue 1 sankcfa Sankofa Wisdom 2 pECmpamsiE Pempamsie Understanding 3 aCdinkrahECnEC Adinkrahene Mercy 4 damEC damEC Dame Dame Judgement 5 NamEC biribi wc soCroC Nyame Biribi Wo Soro Beauty 6 cwc foCroC adoCbe Owo Foro Adobe Victory 7 nECa onnim noC sua a ohu Nea Onnim No Sua A, Ohu Service 8 denQem Denkyem Foundation 9 fawoChoCdiE Fawohodie Kingdom -
Kokosakyi
Adinkra kckcsaCQi si ctoC nEC kosua wc soCroC, efiri se bcmmcfoCc hoC ye hu. Akan Kokosakyi si oto ne kosua wo soro, efiri se bommofuo ho ye hu. English Though I am not edible, “says the vulture, “yet I nurse my eggs in the branches of a tall tree because man is hard to be trusted. 
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Afuru bom
Adinkra funtunfunEfu nEC denQemfunEfu, wcn aCfuru bom nansoC woCrECdidi a na wcrECkoC, Efiri se aCduanEC de yetEC noC wc mECnECtwitwiE mu. 
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Ese Ne Tekrema: proverb
Adinkra esEC nEC tekrema cmoC koC aCduanEC hoC, ensoC ekc yEfunu baakoC mu. Akan (Twi) Ese ne tekrema omo ko aduane ho, enso eko yefunu baako mu. English “The teeth and tongue fight to get food into the same stomach” – Ghanaian proverb. 
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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 so Nyame Biribi Wo Soro Beauty sC Pempamsie Understanding su Denkyem Foundation sq Asase Ye Duru Providence sf Sankofa Wisdom pg Aya Endurance ps Nea Onnim No Sua A Ohu Service pp Bese Saka Resourcefulness pa Wawa Aba Perseverance pd Akokonan Discipline po Duafe Cleanliness pC Fihankra Security pu Dwennimmen Resilience pq Osram Ne Nsoromma Harmony 
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Harmony
Adinkra EfiE reSEC a, mbarima nkoC. English Two men in a burning house must not stop to argue. 
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Enam obi so
Adinkra enam obi soC na obi ye yiE. English It’s always through the help of someone that you get somewhere. 
