Category: Education

  • The Cell in Akan Twi

    NoAdinkraEnglish
    1nqa aSeasECe abaCell
    2nqa nSECEeECepcNucleus
    3nqa aCsubcnCytoplasm
    4nqa ahoCcdECn nSECSeECe bECaMitochondria
    5hoCnam pc nSECSeECe bECa Ribosome
    6nqa banCell wall
  • Wet and Dry Season in Ghana

    Solar
    aCtifianaafoCc
    osutcbECreoforisuoaChinimEC nQemu facbenECmobubuo nQemu faRainy Season
    cpebECreaChinimEC nQemu facbenECmobubuo nQemu facZECfoCcDry Season
    harmattancpenimmacbenECmcpenimmacbenECmHarmattan
    Lunar
    aCtifianaafoCc
    osutcbECreebcbiracbese nQemu faebcwcbECrefew nQemu faRainy Season
    cpebECrecbese nQemu faebcwcbECrefew nQemu faqaqarDry Season
    harmattanmumuebcwmumuebcwHarmattan
  • Basic Atomic Structure

    Basic atomic structure in Adinkra

    AdinkraAkanEnglish
    aChim mmoCsECaAhim MmoseaAtom
    aChim mmoCsECa nkahoCAhim Mmosea nkahoProtons
    aChim mmoCsECa nZinahcAhim Mmosea ngyinahoNeutrons
    aChim mmoCsECa nfirimuAhim Mmosea nfirimuElectrons
  • Name of Some Animals in Akan

    NoAdinkraAkanEnglish
    1agyinamoaAgyinamoaCat
    2ckraOkraCat
    3ckramanOkramanDog
    4nantwiENantwieCow
    5prakoPrakoPig
    6anomaaAnomaaBird
    7nantwiENantwieCow
    8abirEkyiEAbirekyieGoat
    9pcnkcPonkoHorse
    10akokcAkokoChicken
    11odwanOdwanSheep
    12gyataGyataLion
    13cwcOwoSnake
    14csEbcOseboTiger
    15dabodaboDabodaboDuck
    16afunumuAfunumuDonkey
    17csonoOsonoElephant
    18nwaNwaSnail
    19afofantcAfofantoButterfly
    20opuroOpuroSquirrel
    21susonoSusonoHippopotamus
    22tetEaTeteaAnt
  • Abusua or Clans in Akan

    aCbusua is the blood/lineage or the maternal determinant of an individual in Akan. There are 8 clans in Akan as below.

    UAbusuaAbusuaTotem
    sagoCnaAgonaParrot
    paCduanaAduanaDog
    aasECnECeAseneeBat
    dasoCnaAsonaCrow
    ocyckcOyokoEagle
    CasaQiriAsakyiriVulture
    ubrEtuoBretuoLeopard
    qekoCcnaEkuonaBuffalo
  • The Big Six, Ghana

    NoName in AdinkraName in English
    1kwamE nkrumahKwame Nkrumah
    2EmmanuEl obETEbi-lamptEyEmmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey
    3EbEnEzEr ako-adjEiEbenezer Ako-Adjei
    4Edward akuffo-addoEdward Akuffo-Addo
    5josEph boaQE danquahJoseph Boakye Danquah
    6william ofori attaWilliam Ofori Atta
  • Disease organisms in Akan

    NoAdinkraEnglish
    1nqa nSECSeECepc aCduro mmoCawammoCawaVirus
    2mmoCawammoCawa nkECtECnkECtECBacteria
    3noCkoCmmoCaParasite
  • Months in Akan

    A month in Akan is called bosome (boCsoCmEC). Akan has two different calendars; A lunar calendar used in coastal regions and a solar calendar.

    NoSolar MonthLunar MonthEnglish
    1cpepcnsandaJanuary
    2cZECfocqaqarFebruary
    3cbenECmebcwMarch
    4oforisuoebcbiraApril
    5koCtoCnimmaEsuscwMay
    6ayewoChoCmumuobiraWiJune
    7kitawoCnsaayewoChoCJuly
    8csanaaWifuuAugust
    9ebcfanqaSeptember
    10aChinimECcbeseOctober
    11obubuocbECrefewNovember
    12cpenimmamumuDecember
  • Sankofa: proverb

    Adinkra
    se woC wECre firi na woC san kcfa a yenQi.
    Akan (Twi)
    Se wo were firi na wo san kofa a yenkyi.
    English
    It is not wrong to go back and reclaim what you have forgotten.