| aCdinkra |
| yennoCm nsuo ntwen cpe |
| English |
| Nobody can preparefor harmattan by drinking plenty of water. |

Prudence virtue
| aCdinkra |
| yennoCm nsuo ntwen cpe |
| English |
| Nobody can preparefor harmattan by drinking plenty of water. |

| Adinkra |
| a strangEr dancEs; hE doEs not sing. |
| English |
| A stranger dances; he does not sing. |

| Adinkra |
| if you want somEonE morE knowlEdgEable than yoursElf to idEntify a bird you do not first rEmovE thE fEathErs. |
| English |
| If you want someone more knowledgeable than yourself to identify a bird you do not first remove the feathers. |

| Adinkra |
| nEa cwc aka no pen no suro sonsono. |
| Akan |
| Nea owo aka no pen no suro sonsono. |
| English |
| He/She who has been bitten by a snake will be afraid of a worm. |

| Adinkra |
| firE and gunpowdEr do not slEEp togEthEr. |
| English |
| Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. |

| Adinkra |
| aboa bi beka wo a na ofiri wo ntoma mu. |
| Akan |
| aboa bi beka wo a na ofiri wo ntoma mu. |
| English |
| If you get bitten by an animal it will be from your own clothing. |

| Adinkra |
| abcfra bc nwa na cmmc aQECQECdECe – ghana mmEbusem. |
| Akan |
| Abofra bo nwa na ommo akyekyedee – Ghana Mmebusem. |
| English |
| A child breaks the shell of a snail and not that of a tortoise – Ghanaian proverb. |
