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Adinkrahene
"Chief of adinkra symbols" greatness, charisma, leadership. |
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Akokonan
"The leg of the hen", mercy, nurturing & discipling.
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Akomantoso
"Linked hearts" symbol of understanding, agreement.
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Akoma
"The heart", patience & tolerance.
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Anan se ntontan
"Spider's web", symbol of wisdom, creativity & the compexities of life.
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Asase ye duru
"The earth has weight", symbol of providence & the divinity of mother earth. |
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Bi nka bi
"No one should bite the other", symbol of peace, harmony.
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Dame-Dame
Name of a board game, intelligence, ingenuity.
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Denkyem
"Crocodile", symbol of adaptability.
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Duafe
"Wooden comb", symbol of beauty & cleanliness, symbol of desirable feminine qualities.
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Dwatakye atiko
"Hairstyle of a Asante war captain", symbol of bravery & valor.
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Dwennimmen
"Ram's horns", symbol of humility & strength.
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Eban
"Fence", symbol of love, safety & security.
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Ese ne tekrema
"The teeth and the tongue", symbol of friendship & interdependence.
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Fihankra
"House, compound", symbol of security, safety.
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Funtunfunefu denkyemfunefu
"Siamese crocodiles", democracy, unity.
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Gye nyame
Symbol of the all powerful and everlasting nature of God.
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Mate masie
"What, hear, keep", symbol of wisdom, knowledge & prudence.
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Me ware wo
"I shall marry you", symbol of committment & perseverence.
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Nkonsonkonson
"Chain links", symbol of unity, human relations.
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Nsoromma
"Child of the heavens", symbol of guardianship, reminder that God is the Father (stars) & watches over all people.
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Nyame biribi wo soro
"God is in the heavens".
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Nyame dua
"Tree of God", symbol of God's presence & protection.
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Nyame nti
"By God's Grace", symbol of faith & trust in God.
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Odo nnyew fie kwan
"Love never loses its way home", symbol of power of love.
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Osram ne nsoromma
"The moon and the stars", symbol of love, faithfulness, harmony. *This symbol reflects the harmony that exists in the bonding between a man & woman.
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Owud atwedee
"The ladder of death", symbol of mortality.
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Sankofa
"Return & get it", symbol of importance of learning from the past.
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Sankofa
"Return & get it", symbol of importance of learning from the past.
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Sesa woruban
"I change or transform my life", symbol of life transformation.
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Tamfo bebre
"The enemy will stew in his own juice", symbol of jealousy & envy.
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