Akan (Twi) Proverbs-gctid23824

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

¡w¡ nka nipa kwa.
  A snake doesn't bite a person without cause.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

¡bea rekyew dompe na adan nam a, na n'ani da ¡barima so.
  When a woman displays exceptional culinary skill by turning bones into meat, she has a man in mind (to please).

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

¡baa ansua ade¢ y¢ na ¡k¡ aware a, w¡de ne nkwan gu tumpan mu kyer¢ ¡man.


  A woman who does not learn how to cook in her home will, after marriage, have her soup put into a bottle and exhibited to the general public (as evidence of her incompetence).

[Baba Kefentse]

Oluko Obadele;23829 wrote: Obi s¡ ne gya hye wo a, wos¡ wo de¢ hy¢ ne turum'.
 
If someone lights a fire and burns you, you light your fire and shove it into their @$$.

lol whoa...

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Nea ¡twa sa na ¡nnim s¢ n'akyi akyea.
  One who is cutting a path doesn't realize that it is crooked behind him/her.
  (Even leaders need the assistance of others to realize their faults)

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Dua mfa mfeɛ aduasa nkyea, na wɔmfa da koro nteɛ no.

A tree that has twisted for thirty years can not be straightened in a single day.

[Oluwole]

Som wo ho nyɛ akoa
 
Serving yourself does not make you a servant.

[Oluwole]

Nsa baako nso Nyame ani kata
 
The palm of one person cannot cover the sky.

[Oluwole]

Sɛ wo mpaboa te a, na wo nanteɛ asesa


When your sandals get out of order, your style of walking changes.

[Akua Ma'at]

growing up my granny used to say something similar to this.

Okyeame Kwame;34966 wrote: ¡baa ansua ade¢ y¢ na ¡k¡ aware a, w¡de ne nkwan gu tumpan mu kyer¢ ¡man.


  A woman who does not learn how to cook in her home will, after marriage, have her soup put into a bottle and exhibited to the general public (as evidence of her incompetence).

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Sundiata Olugbala;37762 wrote: Som wo ho nyɛ aka
 
Serving yourself does not make you a servant.

why isn't the last word "akoa" instead of aka?

[Oluwole]

Mepa wo ky¢w , it was due to a typo. It has been corrected!:)

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

okay, cause what you typed translates to "is not discord"
would you mind picking one to send to abibitumikasa@yahoogroups.com as the Kmtyw proverb of the day?

[Oluwole]

Y¢nni aseda o! No problem! It has been sent

[Oluwole]

Aboa bi bɛka wo a, na efiri wo ntoma mu.

A pest that will bite you is hidden in your clothing.