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Mako
Adinkra maCko Ninaa mpaCtu mmECrEC. English All peppers do not ripe simultaneously.
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Ntoro
ntoCrc (Ntoro) are the genetic traits that are passed down from father to his children and signifies patrilineal inheritance in Akan. There are 12 ntoro in Akan each with its associated totem. Each ntoro corresponds to a unique Adinkra zodiac sign. No Ntoro Adinkra Akan Meaning 1 SEC woCnSEC Hye Wonhye Imperishability 2 NamEC nnwu na…
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Awukudae Dates 2023
awukudaEC is an Akan festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Wednesday. No Day Date Adinkra English 1 Wednesday January 18, 2023 SEC woCnSEC Hye Wonhye 2 Wednesday March 01, 2023 NamEC nnwu na maCwu Nyame Nnwu Na Mawu 3 Wednesday April 12, 2023 Nansapc Nyansapo 4 Wednesday May 24, 2023 nsaa Nsaa 5 Wednesday…
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Akwasidae Dates 2023
aqaCsidaEC is an Akan festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Sunday. No Day Date Adinkra English 1 Sunday February 5, 2023 pECmpamsiE Pempamsie 2 Sunday March 19, 2023 aCdinkrahECnEC Adinkrahene 3 Sunday April 30, 2023 damEC damEC Dame Dame 4 Sunday June 11, 2023 NamEC biribi wc soCroC Nyame Biribi Wo Soro 5 Sunday…
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Adinkra Virtues
Adinkra symbols virtues.
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Dua baako
Adinkra dua baakoC ndanEC qaECe – ghana mmEbusem English One tree does not become a forest – Ghanaian proverb
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Hwimhwim
Adinkra hwimhwim adECe kc soCrcsoCrc – ghana mmEbusem. English Easy comes, easy goes – Ghanaian proverb.
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Responsibility
Adinkra “fawoChoCdie enEC cbre na enam.”- ghana mmEbusem. English “Freedom comes with it’s responsibilities” – Ghanaian proverb.
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Ahia
Adinkra aChia woC a ka se aChia mEC, na enka se aChia yen. English If you are poor say you are poor, don’t say we are poor.
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Nyame
Adinkra obi nQECre aqadaa NamEC. English No one teachers a child who God is.
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