Adinkra Alphabet

Tag: Prudence

Prudence virtue

  • Ope

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

  • Stranger

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

  • Bird and Feathers

    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.

  • Owo

    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.

  • Fire and Gunpowder

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

  • Aboa

    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.

  • Akyekyedee

    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.