Adinkra Alphabet

Category: Akan Proverbs

  • Mfuo

    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.

  • Dua

    Adinkra
    dua a ENa wo a ebewc waMi no, yEtu asEe; yensEnsEnE ano.
    Akan
    Dua a enya wo a ebewo wani no, yetu asee; yensensene ano.
    English
    A stick that has the potential to piece ones eye is uprooted rather than sharpened.

  • Kokosakyi

    Adinkra
    kckcsaCQi si ctoC nEC kosua wc soCroC, efiri se bcmmcfoCc hoC ye hu.
    Akan
    Kokosakyi si oto ne kosua wo soro, efiri se bommofuo ho ye hu.
    English
    Though I am not edible, “says the vulture, “yet I nurse my eggs in the branches of a tall tree because man is hard to be trusted.

  • Afuru bom

    Adinkra
    funtunfunEfu nEC denQemfunEfu, wcn aCfuru bom nansoC woCrECdidi a na wcrECkoC, Efiri se aCduanEC de yetEC noC wc mECnECtwitwiE mu.

  • Agya

    Adinkra
    agya bi wu a, agya bi tE asE.
    Akan
    Agya bi wu a, agya bi te ase.
    English
    One gain a new father when you lose your father.

  • Nyame

  • Nsatea

    Adinkra
    nsatEa nyinaa nnye pe.
    Akan
    Nsatea nyinaa nnye pe.
    English
    All fingers are not equal

  • Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

    English
    “When a king has good counsellors, his reign is peaceful” – Ghanaian proverb.

  • Onyansafuo

    Adinkra
    yesoma onyansafoc, enye anamcntEntEn.
    Akan
    Yesoma onyansafuo, enye anamontenten.
    English
    We send a wise person, not one with long legs.

  • Asuahunu

    Adinkra
    adEe nyina dan asuahunu.
    Akan
    Adee nyina dan asuahunu.
    English
    Experience is the best teacher.