Tag: Health

ECmpEC

Language: Akan

Part of speech: noun

English Translation: Eye disharge/Eye gunk/Rheum.

anoC nsuo

Language: Akan

Part of speech: noun

English Translation: Drool.

tipaECe

Language: Akan

Part of speech: noun

Translation (English): Headache.

Variation
Adinkra	Akan	English	Tense
chaw	Ohaw	Problem	noun
dajECnEC	Dadwene	Burden	noun

UsU

eyECaa

Language: Akan

Part of speech: noun

English Translation: Pain.

Variation
Adinkra	Akan	English	Tense
yaw	Yaw	Pain	noun

UpU

ye ya

Language: Akan

Part of speech: verb

English Translation: Pain.

Progression
Adinkra	Akan	English	Tense
yee ya	Yee ya	pained	past
beye ya	Beye ya	will pain	future
rECye ya	Reye ya	paining	progressive
aye ya	Aye ya	pain	perfect
nye ya	nye ya	won’t pain	negative

bentoCa

Language: Akan

Part of speech: noun

English Translation: Enema syringe.

qaSickc

Language: Akan

Part of speech: noun

English Translation: Protein calorie malnutrition.

Kwashiorkor is a disease marked by severe protein malnutrition and facial, upper and lower extremity swelling. Predisposing factors are starvation, poverty and ignorance.