Category: Ghana Mmebusem
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Anoma
Adinkra anOma Antu a, obua da. English If the bird does not fly it goes to be on an empty stomach.
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Kwaee
Adinkra qaIe a aZI wO nO, yemfre nO qaI wa. English You don’t call the forest that has saved you a small forest.
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Dufokyee
Adinkra woCtECna dufcQECe soC di bcfre a, woC toC fc, wanoC nsoC fc.
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Afuru bom
Adinkra funtunfunEfu nEC denQemfunEfu, wcn aCfuru bom nansoC woCrECdidi a na wcrECkoC, Efiri se aCduanEC de yetEC noC wc mECnECtwitwiE mu.
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Owuo
Adinkra woCnim owuo a, hwe nna – ghana mmEbusem. English If you don’t know what death is, just imagine sleep – Ghanaian proverb.
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Tumi te se kosua
Adinkra tumi tEC se kosua, woCsc mu dECn a, epaEC; na se woCanso mu yiE nsoC a, efiri woC nsa bc fam ma epaEC. English The responsibility of power is like holding an egg. Grasp it too tightly and it will drip through your fingers; hold it too loosely and it will drop and break.
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Mako
Adinkra maCko Ninaa mpaCtu mmECrEC. English All peppers do not ripe simultaneously.
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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.