Adinkra Alphabet

Tag: Pempamsie

Pempamsie Adinkra symbol

  • Calabash

    Adinkra
    yebesi woC soC a anka yeSee woC ma.
    Akan
    Yebesi wo so a anka yehyee wo ma.
    English
    If they had intended to serve you a second time you would have got a calabashful the first time.

  • Bomokyikyie

    Adinkra
    bomoQiQiE firi nsuo asEC beka se denQem aCwu a yenNEC noC aCQiNEC.
    Akan
    Bomokyikyie firi nsuo ase beka se denkyem awu a yennye no akyinye.
    English
    If the bomokyikyie (a type of fish) comes from under the waters to say that the crocodile is dead, do not doubt it.

  • 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.

  • Leopard

    Adinkra
    rain bEats a lEopard’s skin, but it doEs not wash out thE spots.
    English
    Rain beats a leopard’s skin, but it does not wash out the spots.

  • Log and water

    Adinkra
    howEvEr long a log stays in thE watEr it will nEvEr bEComE a CroCodilE.
    English
    However long a log stays in the water it will never become a crocodile.

  • 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.

  • Martin Luther King, Jr : Time

    Adinkra
    thE timE is always right to do what is right – martin luthEr king, jr.
    English
    The time is always right to do what is right – Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Lizard

    Adinkra
    ckoCtre a chwe noC hoC soC noC, oNini danEC apcnQECreni.
    Akan (Twi)
    Okotre a ohwe no ho so no, onyini dane aponkyereni.
    English
    A lizard that knows how to hide grows to become a crocodile.

  • Pempamsie

    pECmpamsiE

    Glyphp
    Transliteration“Sew to preserve”.
    MeaningPreparedness and readiness.