woankyErE
Language: Akan
Part of speech: Conditional verb
English Translation: If you don’t hold.
Sentence (Adinkra): woankyErE anoma no na otu a, wonhu no bio.
Sentence (Akan): Woankyere anoma no na otu a, wonhu no bio.
Translation (English): If you don’t hold the bird, it will fly away.
mECsre
Language: Akan
Part of speech: adverb
English Translation: Please.
Sentence (Adinkra): mECsre woC.
Sentence (Akan): Mesre wo.
Translation (English): Excuse me.
akcnkcn
Language: Akan
Part of speech: Adjective
English Translation: Winding/Crooked.
aQECa
Language: Akan
Part of speech: Adjective
English Translation: Bent/Crooked.
UsU
saman
Language: Akan
Part of speech: noun
English Translation: Ghost.
| Variation | |||
| Adinkra | Akan | English | Tense |
| csaman | Osaman | Ghost | noun |
| nsamanfoCc | Nsamanfuo | Ghosts | Plural |
UpU
saman
Language: Akan
Part of speech: noun
English Translation: Summon.
asamandoC
Language: Akan
Part of speech: noun
English Translation: The afterlife/Land of the dead.
aboCnsam gyaCm
Language: Akan
Part of speech: noun
English Translation: Hell.
amanEChunu
Language: Akan
Part of speech: noun
English Translation: Suffering
aCjuma
Language: Akan
Part of speech: noun
English Translation: Work/Job/Employment/Occupation.
| Sentence | ||
| Adinkra | woCye dien aCjuma? | |
| Akan | Woye dien adwuma? | |
| English | What work do you do? |
| Variation | |||
| Adinkra | Akan | English | Tense |
| aCjuma mu | Adwuma mu | Work place | noun |
| aCjumaCm | Adwumam | Work place | noun |
| ye aCjuma | Ye adwuma | Work | verb |