| Adinkra |
| “if you arE nEutral in situations of injusticE, you havE chosEn thE sidE of thE opprEssor. if an ElEphant has its foot on thE tail of a mousE and you say that you are neutral, thE mousE will not apprEciatE your neutrality.” dEsmond tutu. |
| English |
| “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” – Desmond Tutu. |
| Adinkra |
| “thErE ComEs a point whErE we nEEd to stop just pulling pEoplE out of thE rivEr. wE nEEd to go upstrEam and find out why thEy’rE falling in.” – dEsmond tutu. |
| English |
| “There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” – Bishop Desmond Tutu. |
| Adinkra |
| if you are on the road to nowhErE, find anothEr road. |
| English |
| If you are on the road to nowhere, find another road. |
| Adinkra |
| if things arE gEtting EasiEr, maybE you’rE hEadEd downhill. |
| English |
| If things are getting easier, maybe you’re headed downhill. |
| Adinkra |
| “it is usually futilE to try to talk faCts and analysis to pEoplE who arE Enjoying a sEnsE of moral supEriority in thEir ignoranCE.” – thomas sowEll |
| English |
| “It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.” – Thomas Sowell |
| Adinkra |
| aGEli WE Kolo mE To DaDa Gc o. |
| Ewe |
| Agbeli dze kpolo me tso dada gbo o. |
| English |
| Hard and tasteless cassava has nothing to do with the way it was cooked. |
| Adinkra |
| “how it is wE havE so muCh information but, know so littlE? – noam Chomsky |
| English |
| “How it is we have so much information but, know so little?” – Noam Chomsky |
| Adinkra |
| wo mfuo dccso a, woye nE Ninaa. |
| Akan |
| Wo mfuo dooso a, woye ne nyinaa. |
| English |
| If you have many farms, you cultivate them all. |
Mmofra mmofra is a popular rhyme song in Ghana.
| Adinkra | Akan | English |
| mmcfra mmcfra | Mmofra mmofra | Children Children |
| yEs auntiE | Yes auntie | Yes auntie |
| mmcfra mmcfra | Mmofra mmofra | Children Children |
| yEs auntiE | Yes auntie | Yes auntie |
| tEa noC wc hEC? | Tea no wo he? | Where is the tea? |
| yanoCm | Yanom | We drunk it |
| paanoCoC noC wc hEC? | Paanoo no wo he? | Where is the bread? |
| yEdi | Yedi | We ate it |
| kuruwa noC wc hEC? | Kuruwa no wo he? | Where is the cup? |
| yabc | Yabo | We broke it |
| iyi WEC mEC kotiE | Iyi dze me kotie | That I will not accept |
| yepa Qew | Yepa kyew | We beg you |
| iyi WEC mEC kotiE | Iyi dze me kotie | That I will not accept |
| yepa Qew | Yepa kyew | We beg you |
