| Language | Adinkra | English |
| Akan | mIdaasI | Medaase |
| Ewe | aPI na wO | Akpe |
| Ga | oyiwala dcTT | oyiwala donn |
| Dagbani | m paJiya | M payiya |

| Language | Adinkra | English |
| Akan | mIdaasI | Medaase |
| Ewe | aPI na wO | Akpe |
| Ga | oyiwala dcTT | oyiwala donn |
| Dagbani | m paJiya | M payiya |

| Adinkra |
| rain bEats a lEopard’s skin, but it doEs not wash out thE spots. |
| English |
| Rain beats a leopard’s skin, but it does not wash out the spots. |

| Adinkra |
| howEvEr long a log stays in thE watEr it will nEvEr bEComE a CroCodilE. |
| English |
| However long a log stays in the water it will never become a crocodile. |
