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  • Apow

    apcw

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    Definition: An annual festival of purification and remembrance of the dead.

    Region of celebration: Brong Ahafo (Takyiman).

    apow
  • Fetu Afahye

    fEtu afaSe

    fetu afahye

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    Definition: An annual festival of purification, unity and harmony celebrated in the month of September.

    Region of celebration: Cape Coast.

  • Odwira

    odwira

    odwira

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    Definition: An annual festival of purification, unity and harmony celebrated in the month of September.

    Region of celebration: Asante, Akwapim and Akyem.

  • Awukudae

    awukudaEC

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    Definition: A festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Wednesday. The Akan annual calendar is divided into nine (9) cycles and last approximately six weeks or 42 days in a period.

    Alternate: aqaCsidaEC [Akwasidae]

  • Nnaadaa

    nnaadaa

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Trick.

  • Mia

    mia

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb

    English Translation: Squeeze/Compress.

    Derivative
    AdinkraAkanEnglishTense
    mia soMia soPressverb
  • Nipakum

    nipakum

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Murder.

    VariationAdinkraEnglishTense
    AwudieawudiEMurderNoun
    Di awudi awuMurderVerb
    Kum nipakum nipaMurderVerb
  • Nipadua

    nipaCdua

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Body/Anatomy.

    Derivative
    AdinkraAkanEnglishTense
    nipaCdua aqaaNipadua akwaaBody partsnoun
  • Se

    UsU

    se

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: Conjunction

    English Translation: If.

    Sentence
    Adinkrase woC kaEC a, fre mEC.
    Akan (Twi)Se wo kae a, fre me.
    EnglishIf you remember, call me.

    UpU

    se

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb

    English Translation: Resemble.

    Sentence
    Adinkraakosua se aCkua.
    Akan (Twi)Akosua se Akua.
    EnglishAkosua resembles Akua.
  • Mpanum

    mpAnum

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Dessert.