Adinkra Alphabet

Category: Ghana Mmebusem

  • Afuru bom

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

  • Leg break

    Adinkra naawuni yi kabigi a Gali, o ni wuhi a ni yECn Kahi SECm. Dagbani Naawuni yi kabigi a gbali, o ni wuhi a ni yen kpahi shem. English If God breaks your leg, He will teach you how to limp.

  • Tin

  • Mate Masie

    Adinkra aKa lE tomE gakE mENa Ti FE vEviE NENE o. Ewe Akpa le tome gake menya tsi fe vevie nyenye o. English A fish is in water but does not know the importance of water.

  • 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.

  • Tree

    Adinkra moko Enmee TohE ni Eya yE kccycc abo. Ga Moko enmee tsohe ni eya ye kooyoo abo. English No one will leave the tree to embrace the wind

  • Crocodile vs Alligator

    Adinkra viNE Kc NuiE ElabE Elo FE MuKEa EvE FE MuKEE, Ewe Vinye kpo nyuie, elabe elo fe nukpea eve fe nukpee. English The public disgrace of the crocodile is equally the shame of the alligator.