Akan (Twi) Proverbs-gctid23824

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BlackTastic feedBlack on the proverbs. I think Nia Nkyinkyimiiɛ sounds BlackNificent!
Obi nhuhu mma obi nkeka reminds me of stream water flowing towards the desert.

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Obadele Kambon;56508 wrote: BlackTastic feedBlack on the proverbs. I think Nia Nkyinkyimiiɛ sounds BlackNificent!
Obi nhuhu mma obi nkeka reminds me of stream water flowing towards the desert.

One of my favorite Adinkra symbols.

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Sɛ wɔrepae afase a, na Pra ada.
When they are speaking about missing water yam, then river Pra would be sleeping
(The Pra river does not eat water yam and it is taboo to bring water yam close to the river.)

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Akutia nim ne wura.
Insinuation knows it's owner.
(The person being referenced is hip to the fact that he/she is being spoken about)

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Nimsaa ka akyire
Knowing better remains last.
(After the experience of doing the wrong thing)

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Aburoo dua ne ho a,ɛtotɔ

If a maize sprouts by itself, it does not seed well.

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Adeɛ tɔ ntɛtia bɔn mu a, wɔn ara na wɔyie.

When an object falls into the hole of ants, it is they themselves who remove it.

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Agya Kwaku;67658 wrote: Aburoo dua ne no a,ɛtotɔ

If a maize sprouts by itself, it does not seed well.

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Adeɛ tɔ ntɛtia bɔn mu a, wɔn ara na wɔyie.

When an object falls into the hole of ants, it is they themselves who remove it.

Yɛda ase. Na mmom, wei deɛ, ɛbɛyɛ "aburoo dua ne ho a"

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Asɛm nko, nyansa nko.
The word is one thing, wisdom is another.

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Mako nyinaa mpatu mmere.
All peppers do not ripen at the same time.

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Abubɛ ne atebɛ te a, ntɔkwa mpa hɔ da.

"When a citer of proverbs and a hearer of proverbs live together, disputes there never end."

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Onifirani mfa kwaeɛ mu abufuo.

The blind person doesn't catch an attitude in the middle of the forest.

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Besepa ne konini ahahan, yɛtase no banyansafoɔ.

The difference between besepa and konini leaves is discerned by the wise child.

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Osikani ne ohiani gorɔ a, ɛnsɔ.
When the rich person and the poor person play together, it doesn't work out.

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Wode nkontompo pɛ adeɛ mfeɛ apem a, ɔnokwafoɔ de nokorɛ gye wo nsam' da koro.
If you take lies to look for something for a thounited snakesnd years, a truthful person uses truth to get it from you in one day.

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Wopere wo man na wonnya a, pere wo kuro; sɛ wopere wo kuro na wonnya a, pere wo fie; sɛ wopere wo fie na wonnya a, pere wo nko ara wo tiri.
If you strive for your nation and you don't get it, strive for your town; if you strive for your town and you don't get it, strive for your household; if you strive for your household and you don't get it, strive for your own head.

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Nea ɔnnim no sua a, ɔhu.
When one who doesn't know learns, he/she sees (i.e. comes to know).