Akan (Twi) to English language translation
Adinkra symbols associated with the solar system in Akan (Twi) is as below:
| U | Adinkra | Solar system |
| s | bOa mI na mI mmOa wO | Mercury |
| p | cdc NIra fiE qan | Venus |
| a | fcfc | Earth |
| d | akOfIna | Mars |
| o | qatAQI Atikc | Jupiter |
| C | musuyidIe | Saturn |
| u | owuo atwIdIe | Uranus |
| q | sunsum | Neptune |
A month in Akan is called bosome (bOsOmI). Akan has two different calendars; A lunar calendar used in coastal regions and a solar calendar.
| No | Solar Month | Lunar Month | English |
| 1 | cpepcn | sanda | January |
| 2 | cZIfOc | qaqar | February |
| 3 | cbenIm | ebcw | March |
| 4 | oforisuo | ebcbira | April |
| 5 | kctcnimma | Esuscw | May |
| 6 | ayewOhOmumu | obiradzi | June |
| 7 | kitawOnsa | ayewoChO | July |
| 8 | csanaa | dzifuu | August |
| 9 | ebc | fanqa | September |
| 10 | AhinimI | cbese | October |
| 11 | obubuo | cbIrefew | November |
| 12 | cpenimma | mumu | December |
| U | Adinkra | Akan | English |
| s | akOma | Akoma | Heart |
| p | ahrawa | Ahrawa | Lungs |
| a | brebOc | Brebuo | Liver |
| d | yAfunum | Yafunum | Stomach |
| o | bcMOnO | Bonwono | Gallbladder |
| C | nsOnO | Nsono | Intestine |
| u | jOnsctwaa | Dwonsotwaa | Bladder |
| No | Adinkra | Akan | English |
| 1 | ewa | Ewa | Cough |
| 2 | ewa ntrasO | Ewa ntraso | Chronic cough |
| 3 | Atiridii | Atiridii | Fever |
| 4 | nsaa | Nsaa | Rash |
| 5 | tipIe | Tipae | Headaches |
| 6 | ayAmtim | Ayamtim | Constipation |
| 7 | ayAmtuo | Ayamtuo | Diarrhea |
| 8 | ekOrc | Ekoro | Eczema |
| 9 | kooko | Kooko | Lump/bump |
| 10 | jOa | Dwoa | Nodule |
| 11 | ahOkIka | Ahokeka | Itch |
| 12 | pcmpc | Pompo | Boil |
| 13 | Ekuro | Ekuro | Wound |
| 14 | efIe | Efee | Vomit |
| 15 | jOnscmoZa | Dwonsomogya | Hematuria |
| 16 | huraIe | Huraee | Chills |
| 17 | Ebunu | Ebunu | Jaundice |
| 18 | kaka | Kaka | Infection |
| 19 | yadIe | Yadee | Inflammation |
| 20 | yarIe | Yaree | Sickness/Illness |
| No | Adinkra | Akan | English |
| 1 | moZanSesOc | Mogyanhyesuo | Hypertension |
| 2 | AsiQirEyarIe | Asikyireyaree | Diabetes |
| 3 | NtOntOm yarIe | Ntontom yaree | Malaria |
| 4 | NMOjOIe | Nnwodwoee | Stroke |
| 5 | ntISIIwa | Ntehyeewa | Asthma |
| 6 | papu | Papu | Common Cold |
| 7 | babasO wIremfOc | Babaso Weremfuo | HIV/AIDS |
| 8 | babasO | Babaso | Gonorrhea |
| 9 | kOkOram | Kokoram | Cancer |
| 10 | nufuom kOkOram | Nufuom Kokoram | Breast cancer |
| 11 | nsamanwa | Nsamanwa | Tuberculosis |
| 12 | ayAmkuro | Ayamkuro | Stomach Ulcer |
| 13 | mmirE | Mmire | Benign growth or tumor |
| 14 | awOdIehO mmirE | Awodeeho mmire | Fibroid |
| 15 | jOnsctwa bajOa kOkOram | Dwonsotwa badwoa kokoram | Prostate cancer |
| 16 | ahrawa kaka | Ahrawa kaka | Pneumonia |
| 17 | brebOc kaka | Brebuo kaka | Hepatitis |
| 18 | nsOnO tO kaka | Nsono to kaka | Appendicitis |
| 19 | bcMOnO kaka | Bonwono kaka | Cholecystitis |
| Adinkra | Akan (Twi) | English |
| intini | Intini | Blood vessel |
| intini san | Intini san | Vein |
| intini fOrO | Intini foro | Artery |
The goal of this page is to present a dictionary of the akan [Akan (Twi)] language of Ghana. Adinkra Alphabet is a phonetic writing system for the Ghanaian languages of Akan, Ewe, Ga and Dagbani.
Akan language in Adinkra uses 33 of the 42 characters of Adinkra Alphabet in writing. This consist of 10 vowels and 23 consonants. Akan Twi in Adinkra Alphabet also has 210 vowels and consonants combination to form 210 root words.
Adinkra Alphabet character C (C) is a vowel marker. Adinkra Alphabet marked vowels can also be represented by their unique assigned characters. Nyame Dua (NamI dua) character is used to mark a number. A number in Adinkra Alphabet is written between two Nyame Dua characters e.g. 1234 as UspadU.
Adinkra Alphabet character x (x) is a marker for mathematical Array.
Learn more about Adinkra Alphabet pronunciations here.
Akan language in Adinkra Alphabet has 10 vowels as shown below. Adinkra Alphabet character C is a vowel marker. Adinkra Alphabet character X is a mathematical array marker.
Adinkra Alphabet has 32 Consonants. Akan language in Adinkra Alphabet has 23 consonants.
Adinkra alphabet vowels and consonants.
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