Adinkra Alphabet

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  • Agama or chameleon

    Adinkra
    aNiGa sEsE gakE agama Do na afc aNi blEwuu.
    Ewe
    Anyigba sese gake agama do na afo anyi blewuu.
    English
    Though the earth is solid, the chameleon makes cautious steps on it.

  • Woman and Flower

    Adinkra
    cbaa ye nhwiren wc aCfiQifuo; nEC kunoC ye nEC ban.
    English
    A woman is a flower in a garden; her husband is the fence around it.

  • The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa

    Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration of African-American culture and history that takes place from December 25 to January 1. The holiday is based on harvest festival traditions from West and Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Maulana Ron Karenga.

  • Common disease names in Akan

    NoAdinkraAkanEnglish
    1moZanSesoCcMogyanhyesuoHypertension
    2aCsiQirEyarECeAsikyireyareeDiabetes
    3huraECeHuraeeMalaria
    4nMoCjoCECeNwodwoeeStroke
    5ntECSECECwaNtehyeewaAsthma
    6papuPapuCommon Cold
    7babasoC wECremfoCcBabaso WoremfuoHIV/AIDS
    8babasoCBabasoGonorrhea
    9koCkoCramKokoramMalignant growth or Cancer
    10nufocm koCkoCramNufuom KokoramBreast cancer
    11nsamanwaNsamanwaTuberculosis
    12ayaCmkuroAyamkuroStomach Ulcer
    13mmirEMmireBenign growth or tumor
    14awoCdECehoC mmirEAwoheeho mmireFibroid
    15joCnsctwa bajoCa
    koCkoCram    		Dwonsotwa badwoa
    kokoram    		Prostate cancer
    16ahrawa kakaAhrawa KakaPneumonia
    17breboCc kakaBrebuo KakaHepatitis
    18nsoCnoC toC kaka Nsono To KakaAppendicitis
    19bcMoCnoC kakaBonwono KakaCholecystitis

  • Common Disease signs and symptoms in Akan

    NoAdinkraAkanEnglish
    1ewaEwaCough
    2ewa ntrasoCEwa ntrasoChronic cough
    3aCtiridiiAtiridiiFever
    4nsaaNsaaRash
    5tipaECTipaeHeadaches
    6ayaCmtimAyamtimConstipation
    7ayaCmtuoAyamtuoDiarrhea
    8ekoCrcEkoroEczema
    9kookoKookoLump/Bump
    10joCaDwoaNodule
    11ahoCkECkaAhokekaItch
    12pcmpcPompoBoil
    13EkuroEkuroWound
    14efECeEfeeVomit
    15dwoCnscmoZaDwonsomogyaHematuria
    16kakaKakaInfection
    17yadECeYadeeInflammation
    18yarECeYareeInfection

  • Days of the week in Akan (Twi)

    The days of the week are called nnawctwEC (Nnawotwe) in Akan (Twi).

    NoaCdinkraEnglish
    1qaCsiadaSunday
    2ejoCadaMonday
    3ebECnadaTuesday
    4wukuadaWednesday
    5yawoCadaThursday
    6EfiadaFriday
    7mECmECnECdaSaturday

  • Artery and Vein in Akan

  • Mako

    Adinkra
    maCko Ninaa mpaCtu mmECrEC.
    Akan
    Mako nyinaa mpatu mmere.
    English
    All pepper do not simultaneously ripe.

  • Tumi te se kosua

    Adinkra
    tumi tEC se kosua, woCsc mu dECn a, epaEC; na se woCanso mu yiE nsoC a, efiri woC nsa bc fam ma epaEC.
    Akan
    Tumi te se kosua, woso mu den a, epae; na se woanso mu yie nso a, efiri wo nsa bo fam ma epae.
    English
    The responsibility of power is like holding an egg. Grasp it too tightly and it will drip through your fingers; hold it too loosely and it will drop and break.

  • Ghanaian Adinkra Alphabet

    Adinkra Alphabet is a phonetic writing system derived from Adinkra symbols for Ghanaian languages of Akan, Ewe, Ga and Dagbani. There are a total of 42 characters in Adinkra Alphabet. Adinkra Alphabet was created in 2015 by Charles Korankye.

    There are 10 vowels in Adinkra Alphabet. Adinkra character C (C) is a vowel marker. There are 32 consonants in Adinkra Alphabet. Adinkra character x (x) is a marker for mathematical Array.