Images of the Afrikan Future (children)

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Ama Onyankop¡nbo Àjàgbëyàlà Diasizi Diasilwa Mpolo Lunungu Ësankìígbé Kambon*
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Ama (Akan/Twi) - The wise one, the ancient one, born on the day of the Supreme Being, Onyame. Amma is also the name of the Supreme Being amongst the Dogon and both are derived from Amen/Ame of ancient Kemet. The name of the souls of Saturday borns is known to this day as Amen or Ame.

Onyankop¡nbo (Akan/Twi)v- A reference to a proverb "Onyankop¡n fa ne bo a, ¡nto no nt¢m" translating to "when the Supreme Being takes a stone (in order to exact justice), s/he does not do so in haste. This child is that stone that Onyankop¡n will use to restore and exact justice in the world.

Àjàgbëyàlà (Yorùbá) - Jà translates to to fight, ëyà translates to race or ethnic group, gbà...là translates to to save. Therefore this is the one who fights to save the race.

Diasizi (Kikongo) - That which is marvelous, a surprise, a real event

Diasilwa (Kikongo) - That which is promised

Mpolo (Kikongo) - Healing and healing words, that which restores health by bringing about a state of Kinenga (balance)

Lunungu (Kikongo) - The state of being just, justice itself

Ësankìígbé (Yorùbá) - A reference to an Odù, Ogbè bàrà in which divine justice was restored by means of unavoidable destiny. The name of the girl who was the vessel through which this justice was carried out was named Ësankìígbé at birth translating to payment (for goodness or badness) does not go unrecompensed. All debts must eventually be paid in keeping with divine order no matter how long it takes.

Kambon (Itu Mbon Uzo) - A name of Nigeria, possibly from the Itu Mbon Uzo language of the Obolo linguistic group, translating to "in the spirit of the people".

*Memeneda Banyansafo¡ a ¡y¢ bo¡ a Onyankop¡n mp¢ nt¢m mfa nto a ¡ko de twitwa gye ne man a ¡nam b¡hy¢ so de tenenees¢m ba wiase a ¢y¢ ayaresa ankasa ¢nam ¢ka a y¢ntutu ne tuada da ntira, w¡ amansan-sunsum no mu.

*Ælôgbôn Adáyébá,Æmæ Æjô Àbámêta t'ó jê Òkúta tí Olódùmarè kìí tètè fi bánijà, t'ó jà láti gba ëyà rë là pëlú àdéhùn láti kó ìdájô rere alárà t'ó fi wo ëyà rë sàn dáyé nípasë ìgbësan tí kìí gbé l'ágbára ëmí àwæn Ará Ayé.

*The most ancient wise one, child of Onyame's day, who is the stone that Onyankop¡n/Olódùmarè does not hastily throw in exacting justice, who fights to save the race as it is promised that she will bring the marvelous healing words of justice because vengeance and debts never go unrepaid, in the spirit of the people.

Ama Onyankoponbo Ajagbeyala Diasizi Diasilwa Mpolo Lunungu Esankiigbe Kambon