Adinkra Alphabet

Tag: Diversity

Diversity virtue

  • Martin Luther King Jr: Lives

    Adinkra
    “yen nqa soC betwa se ye ZaEC se ye ka nECa ehoC hia.” – martin luthEr king jr.
    English
    “Our lives being to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Afuru bom

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

  • Democracy

    Adinkra
    by thE timE thE fool has lEarnEd thE gamE, thE playErs havE dispErsEd.
    English
    By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.

    Adinkra symbols above are: “Wo Nsa Da Mu A” (Democracy), Kokuromotie (Thumb or Voting) and “Ananse Ntontan” (Spider web or Game).

  • President J.J. Rawlings

    Adinkra
    dua kontonkyikuronkyi na ema yEhunu cdwomfo.
    Akan
    Dua kontonkyikuronkyi na ema yehunu odwomfo.
    English
    It is the crooked stick that reveals who the true sculptor is.

  • Kofi Annan

    Adinkra“suffEring anywhErE ConCErns pEoplE EvErywhErE.” – kofi annan
    English“Suffering anywhere concerns people everywhere.” – Kofi Annan

  • Nsatea

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

  • Mako

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