| Adinkra |
| if you are on the road to nowhErE, find anothEr road. |
| English |
| If you are on the road to nowhere, find another road. |
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Easy
Adinkra if things arE gEtting EasiEr, maybE you’rE hEadEd downhill. English If things are getting easier, maybe you’re headed downhill. 
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Thomas Sowell
Adinkra “it is usually futilE to try to talk faCts and analysis to pEoplE who arE Enjoying a sEnsE of moral supEriority in thEir ignoranCE.” – thomas sowEll English “It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.” – Thomas Sowell 
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Cassava
Adinkra aGEli WE Kolo mE To DaDa Gc o. Ewe Agbeli dze kpolo me tso dada gbo o. English Hard and tasteless cassava has nothing to do with the way it was cooked. 
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Noam Chomsky
Adinkra “how it is wE havE so muCh information but, know so littlE? – noam Chomsky English “How it is we have so much information but, know so little?” – Noam Chomsky 
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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. 
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Mmofra Mmofra – Ghana children’s rhyme
Mmofra mmofra is a popular rhyme song in Ghana.
Adinkra Akan English mmcfra mmcfra Mmofra mmofra Children Children yEs auntiE Yes auntie Yes auntie mmcfra mmcfra Mmofra mmofra Children Children yEs auntiE Yes auntie Yes auntie tEa noC wc hEC? Tea no wo he? Where is the tea? yanoCm Yanom We drunk it paanoCoC noC wc hEC? Paanoo no wo he? Where is the bread? yEdi Yedi We ate it kuruwa noC wc hEC? Kuruwa no wo he? Where is the cup? yabc Yabo We broke it iyi WEC mEC kotiE Iyi dze me kotie That I will not accept yepa Qew Yepa kyew We beg you iyi WEC mEC kotiE Iyi dze me kotie That I will not accept yepa Qew Yepa kyew We beg you 
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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. 
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Woman
Adinkra nyirkcJu lana mali o limli so be dEEira. Dagbani Nyirkoyu lana mali o limli so be deeira. English A woman with slim buttocks has her beads around her waist and nobody can take them from her. 
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Pete Pete – Ghana Children rhyme
Adinkra Akan English pete pete Pete pete Vulture vulture sENiwa dEdEndE sENiwa Senyiwa dedende senyiwa Say ni wa day denday say ni wa woC maamEC rECfre woC o Wo maame refre wo o Your mother is calling you sENiwa dEdEndE sENiwa Senyiwa dedende senyiwa Say ni wa day denday say ni wa csEC mEC mbeye den? Ose me mbeye den? What does she want me to do? sENiwa dEdEndE sENiwa Senyiwa dedende senyiwa Say ni wa day denday say ni wa csEC bEdidi Ose bedidi She wants you to come and eat sENiwa dEdEndE sENiwa Senyiwa dedende senyiwa Say ni wa day denday say ni wa eben aCdiban a? Eben adiban a? What kind of food is it? sENiwa dEdEndE sENiwa Senyiwa dedende senyiwa Say ni wa day denday say ni wa fufu na abe nqan Fufu na abe nkwan Fufu and palm nut soup sENiwa dEdEndE sENiwa Senyiwa dedende senyiwa Say ni wa day denday say ni wa mmcfra nQe ndi o Mmofra nkye ndi o Let the children share it sENiwa dEdEndE sENiwa Senyiwa dedende senyiwa Say ni wa day denday say ni wa nsiso:
sENiwa dEdEndE, sENiwa dEdEndE, sENiwa dEdEndE, sENiwaNsiso:
Senyiwa dedende, Senyiwa dedende, Senyiwa dedende, senyiwaChorus:
Say ni wa day denday, say ni wa day denday say ni wa day denday say ni wa