1. JOJO COBINAH
Gye Nyame

(except God).

Symbol of the

Omnipotence

and immortality

of God

1 b. From: Philippa Andoh

 Anserwa is Sankofa symbol

1 c. Adinkerahene.

 Another version of

Adinkerahene.

Unlike the other version

of this symbol, this symbol

is used as a symbol

in itself for printing.

Afena (a state

ceremonial sword).

 "Akofena kunim ko a,

 wobo afena

 kye no safohene."

 The retiring great warrior

always has

a royal sword of rest.

 Recognition of galantry.
 

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2 b. Sunsum

(soul).

Some Akans believe

that the soul

of a ruler inhabits

a younger courtier

2 c.Pa gya

 (to strike fire or make fire).

This is said to represent war.
 

2 d. Keerapa

(Musu yide)

Good fortune sanctity.

"Kerapa te se

okera.Okyiri fi."

 Sanctity like a cat.

Abhors filth.

Symbol of sanctity

and good fortune

2 e. Ako-ben (war horn).

The sound of Akoben

isa battle cry,

 hence it symbolizes a

call toarms.

2 f Aya

(the firn)

 This word also means

'I am not afraidof you.'

 A symbol of defiance.

2 g. Ohene niwa

(in the king's eye).

The king has lots

ofeyes and nothing

is hidden from him.

2 h. Nsaa

(a kind of blanket).

 Nea onim

 nsaa naoto nago.

2 i.Ohen tuo

(The king's gun).

 Defende or

protector

of the king.

2 j.Nkonsonkonso

(link or chain)

 We are linkedin

both life and death

Those who sharecommon

blood relations never

break apart.

Symbol of

human relations 

2 k. 

 Akoma Ntoaso

A symbol of agreement

 or a charter.

2 l. Anibere

 a enso gya,

 nka mani abere koo.

Seriousness does

 not show fiery

 eyes elseyou

will see my face all red.

2 m. 

Owuo Atwedie Baako Nfo

(Obiara Bewu).

All men shall climb the ladder of death

2 n. Gyamu atiko.

This is said to

 be the design

shavedby Gyawu,

a once Bantamahene

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4 b.Agyindawuru

(The gong of Agyin the faithful servant of the king.) symbol of alertness & DUTIFULNESS.
 

4 c.

 NYAMIE BOWU

4 d.

Osrane ne nsoroma

(moon and star).

A symbol offaithfulness.

4 e. Mpuannum

(Nkontimsofo o Puaa)

 Five tuftsof hair.

 A traditionally

 fashionable hair style.

4 f. FUTUMFRAFO
Funtunfunafu denkyem

funafu won

afuru bom nso

worididi a na wo ko.

Sharing one stomach

 yet they fight over food.

Krado - mmra krado (Seal of law and order). Symbolizing the authority of the court.

4 h.Tabon

(paddle)

 Paddles are more

common with

coastal tribes.

 

4 i.  Dwanimen

(Ram's horn)

 "Dwonnin ye asise

a ode n'akorana na

 ennye ne mben."

 It is the heart and

 not the horns

that leads a ram

to bully. Concealment.

4 j.

Adinkra hene (Adinkra king). Chief of all the adinkra designs. Forms the basis of adinkera printing.

4 k. Afena

(a state ceremonial sword). "Akofena kunim ko a, wobo afena kye no safohene."

The retiring great warrior always has a royal sword of rest. Recognition of gallantry.

4 l.

 Mframa-dan

(wind house)

 House built to stand

 windy and

 treacherous conditions

4 m.  Fofoo.

 Se die fofoo

 pe ne se

 gyinantwi abo bedie.

 What the fofoo plant

 wants is that

the gyinantwi seeds

 should turn black.

Symbol of jealousy.

4 n. Bese saka

(a bunch of cola nuts)

 Bese (cola nut)

 is the favorite

of the northern tribes.
 

4 o. Mpuannum

(Nkontimsofo o Puaa)

 Five tuftsof hair.

 A traditionally

 fashionable hair style.
 

4 p.  Kode Emower Ewa

 (the talons of the eagle)

 This is said to

be shaved on the

heads of some

court attendants.

4 p.  Nyame nwu na mawu.

 If Nyame

(God) dies,

 then Imay die.

 Perpetual existence.

4 q. Akoma

(the heart)

"Nya akoma

(take heart)."

Have patience.

Symbol of patience

 and endurance.
 

4 r.  PEMPAMIE
Hye wo nyhe

(the one who burns

you be notburned)

 Symbol of forgiveness.

 Turn the other cheek.

4 s. Ako-ben

(war horn)

 Another significant

version of the

war horn which

symbolizes a

call to arms.
 

4 t. Epa

(handcuffs)

 "Onii a n epa da wo

nsa no, ne akowa

 ne wo."

You are the slave

of him whose

handcuffs you wea
 

4 u .Duafe

(the wooden comb)

 One of the very

few representational

 forms in

adinkra patterns.

4 w.

Nyame Nwu Na Mawu
(God Never Dies,

Therefore I Cannot Die)

4 x.

Okodee Mmowere

(The talons of eagle) symbol of strength.

based on the talons of an eagle.
 

4 y.

 Bi-nka-bi.

 Obi nka obi

(bite not one another)

 Avoid conflicts.

Symbol of Unity

4 z.

Ese ne keter Ema (the teeth and tongue). "Wonnwo ba ne se." No child is born with its teeth. We impro veand advance

5 a

Dame-Dame

(a draft game).

 A more traditionally

 popular game is oware.
 

5 b.

Kuronti Ne Akwamu 

5 c. Nsoroma

(a child of the heavens)

 "Obu Nyankon

 soroma te Nyame na

onte neho so"

 (A child of the

Supremem Being

I do not depend

on myself.

 My illumination

 is only a

reflection of His.)."

5 d. 

Nkyin kyin

 (ohema nkyinkyin)

Changing one's self.

 Playing many roles.

5 e.

 Ntesie-matemasie

 (I have heard

and kept it).

"Nyansa bun mu

nne mate masie."

Symbol of wisdom

 and knowledge.

5 f. 

Owo foro adobE

 (snake climbing

 the palm).

 Performing the

 unusual

or the impossible.

5 g.

 Wawa Aba

(the seed of the

wawa tree).

'Wawa' is a hard

wood used in carving,

 hence its significance

 in Akan culture.

5 h.

 Fihankra

(the circular house

of complete house).

This signifies safety

or security in a home.

5 i.

 Dono

(drum)

This symbol is

more like the dono

 drum than the

other symbol

for the dono drum.

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6 b. KRAMO
Kramo-bone amma

yanhu kramo-pa.

 We cannot tell

a good mohammedan

 from a bad one.

The fake and the

genuine look

 alike because

of hypocrisy 

6 c.

 Gyawu atiko.

This is said to be

 the design shaved

by Gyawu, a

once Bantamahene.

6 d.

Sepow

(knife used

 in executions)

 This is thrust

through the

victims's cheeks

to prevent his invoking

 a curse on the king.

 Symbol of

the Ghana Production

6 f. Biribi wo soro

 "Nyame biribi wo

soro na ma

embeka mensa

(God there is something

in the heavens,

let it reach me.).

" A symbol of hope

6 g.

Eban (fence) 

6 h.

 Sankofa Another

Sankofa design.

It could be a broken

 piece from the

original design

6 i.

Nkonsonkonso

(link or chain)

 We are linked

in both life and death

Those who share

 common blood relations

 never break apart.

Symbol of

 human relations. 

6 k. ADWE

6 l. FIE MMOSEA
 

6 m.  Mmra krado

 (seal of the law)

 Symbolizing

supreme authority.

6 n. Odenkyem

(crocodile)

da nsuo mu

 nso ohome nsuo

ne mframa.

The crocodile lives

 in the water yet

it breathes

 air, not water.

6 o. Osrane

(moon).

 "Osrane nnfiti preko

ntware man."

It takes the moon

 sometime to go

 round the nation

6 p. Sankofa

 (return and fetch it)

 "SE wo werE fi

na wosankofa

 a yenkyi."

It is no taboo

to return and

fetch it when

you forget.

You can always

 undo your mistakes.

6 q. 

Nhwimu

(crossing).

 The divisions done

 on to the plain cloth

 before the

stamping is done.

6 r. 

Krado - mmra krado

 (Seal of law

 and order).

 Symbolizing

the authority

 of the court 

6 s. Aban

(fence)

Representing

fenced homes.

 A protector.

 Double security.

 Safe and sound.

 Fool-proof.

6 t. Ako-ben

(war horn).

 The sound

of Akoben

is a battle cry,

hence it symbolizes

 a call to arms.

Some people my think it is:

akokonan (hen's leg)