Adinkra Alphabet

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  • Bere

    Adinkra
    bEre annuru annuru a, etra.
    Akan
    Bere annuru annuru a, etra.
    English
    Procrastination is the thieve of time.

  • Teach

    Adinkra
    if onE doEs not know, anothEr man tEaChEs him.
    English
    If one does not know, another man teaches him.

  • Owo

    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.

  • Knowledge

    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.

  • Nsuo

    Adinkra
    nsuo a edc wo na ekc wahina mu.
    Akan
    Nsuo a edo wo na eko wahina mu.
    English
    It is the water that belongs to you that enters your jar.

  • Aserewa

    Adinkra
    ahunubipen nti na asErEwa rEgyEgyE nE ba agorc a na wayi nani ato nkyen.
    Akan
    Ahunubipen nti na aserewa regyegye ne ba agoro a na wayi nani ato nkyen.
    English
    It is because of “I have seen some before” that when the Silverbird is entertaining its young it looks away.

  • Mmosea

    Adinkra
    mmosEa twa wo nan asE a, Efiri fiE.
    Akan
    Mmosea twa wo nan ase a, efiri fie.
    English
    When the sole of your feet is cut by a gravel, it is from home.

  • Praye

    Adinkra
    praye, se woyi baako a na Ebu; wokabomu a Emmu.
    Akan
    Praye, se woyi baako a na ebu; wokabomu a emmu.
    English
    Broom, when you pick one it breaks easily; when combined it is impossible to break.

  • Obaa

    Adinkra
    fefe na efe se cbaa tu mmirika a cbe sc nE nofo mu, enye se ebe tE atc.
    Akan
    Fefe na efe se obaa tu mmirika a obe so ne nofo mu, enye se ebe te ato.
    English
    It is because of modesty that a woman holds her breast whiles running and not because they will fall off.

  • Snake

    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.