Adinkra Alphabet

Tag: Sankofa

Sankofa Adinkra symbol

  • Road

    Adinkra
    if you are on the road to nowhErE, find anothEr road.
    English
    If you are on the road to nowhere, find another road.

  • Nyansapo

    Adinkra
    Nansapc woCsanEC noC bajECmma.
    Akan
    Nyansapo wosane no badwemma.
    English
    It takes wisdom to untie a wise knot.

  • Sankofa: proverb

    Adinkra
    se woC wECre firi na woC san kcfa a yenQi.
    Akan (Twi)
    Se wo were firi na wo san kofa a yenkyi.
    English
    It is not wrong to go back and reclaim what you have forgotten.

  • Sankofa

    sankcfa

    Glyphs
    Transliteration“Go back and take”.
    MeaningBringing past useful experiences into the present.
    sankcfa