Akan (Twi) Proverbs-gctid23824

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Woanyi me ayɛ a, nsɛe me din.
If you won't praise me, don't tarnish my name.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Wobɔ wa wose ma yɛnkɔtɛ korɔmfoɔ.
You cough but you say we should go and lie in wait for a thief.

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Woasrɛ apesie yɛrebu wo anikyeɛ, wose te abɔmu to me so.
You begged for boiled yam/plantain and we rolled our eyes at you, you say add some stew on top for me.

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Ɔkɔtɔ mpo di sukɔm, na ɛnte sɛ ɔkwakuo a ɔte soro?
Even the crab gets thirsty, not to speak of the monkey that lives above.

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Obi mfa fɛreɛ nkyea ɔkwatani.
One should not shake the hand of a leper out of deference.

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Ɔbᴐdamfoᴐ wo ba a, ᴐwo no ma amansan.
'If a madperson gives birth to a child, it belongs to the state.'

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Obi bɛbɔ dam a, ɛfiri fie
If someone will go crazy, it's from home

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[Agbede]

Aponkyerɛne tɔ nsuohyeɛ mu a na ɔhunu sɛ nsuo gu ahodoɔ.

[Agbede]

Ɛdan ho pae a, tɛferɛ wura mu.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Yaw Agbede;118064 wrote: Aponkyerɛne tɔ nsuohyeɛ mu a na ɔhunu sɛ nsuo gu ahodoɔ.

Aponkyerɛne wu a na yɛhunu ne tenten.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Yaw Agbede;118065 wrote: Ɛdan ho pae a, tɛferɛ wura mu.

Agyinamoa nni hɔ a, nkura sisi adan.

[Agbede]

Obadele Kambon;118144 wrote: Aponkyerɛne wu a na yɛhunu ne tenten.

Yɛsoma ɔba nyansafoɔ na yɛnsoma ɔnammɔn tenten.

[Agbede]

Obadele Kambon;118145 wrote: Agyinamoa nni hɔ a, nkura sisi adan.

Asɛm suro bodwesɛ.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Yaw Agbede;118864 wrote: Yɛsoma ɔba nyansafoɔ na yɛnsoma ɔnammɔn tenten.

Besepa ne koonini ahahan no, yɛtase no banyansafoɔ.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Yaw Agbede;118865 wrote: Asɛm suro bodwesɛ.

Ɔpanin na obi nyɛɛ bi da; nanso abɔfra deɛ, obiara ayɛ bi pɛn.

Wototo mmara a, na wosuro Kumase.

[bretuoba_dwetedwa]

Thank you for this. I will try to memorise this but it will take a while for me to do it fluently. But it is very beautiful