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  • Fetu Afahye

    fEtu afaSe 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 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

    awukudaI 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) months and last approximately six weeks varying between 40 and 42 days in a period. Alternate: akwasidaI [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 Adinkra Akan English Tense mia so Mia so Press verb

  • Nipakum

    nipakum Language: Akan Part of speech: noun English Translation: Murder. Variation Adinkra English Tense Awudie awudiE Murder Noun Di awu di awu Murder Verb Kum nipa kum nipa Murder Verb

  • Nipadua

    nipAdua Language: Akan Part of speech: noun English Translation: Body/Anatomy. Derivative Adinkra Akan English Tense nipAdua akwaa Nipadua akwaa Body parts noun

  • Se

    UsU se Language: Akan Part of speech: Conjunction English Translation: If. Sentence Adinkra se woC kaEC a, fre mEC. Akan (Twi) Se wo kae a, fre me. English If you remember, call me. UpU se Language: Akan Part of speech: verb English Translation: Resemble. Sentence Adinkra akosua se aCkua. Akan (Twi) Akosua se Akua. English…

  • Mpanum

    mpanum Language: Akan Part of speech: noun English Translation: Dessert.

  • Nkwa

    nkwa Language: Akan Part of speech: noun English Translation: Life.

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