Multiple adinkra symbols
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Cishe uye ubabone ezimbalwa zalezi izimpawu ngaphambili kodwa babengamazi lokho ababeyikho. Adinkra amatshwayo manje lisetshenziswa njengedivaysi Tattoos.

ADINKRAHENE: “Chief of the izimpawu adinkra”
Lena symbol ngobukhulu, engasenathonya kanye nobuholi. Lolu phawu kuthiwa baye bafeza indima ebaluleke ugqozi okuklama of namanye amatshwayo. ufanekisela ukubaluleka idlala indima ubuholi.

AKOBEN: “impi uphondo”
uphawu ukulinda futhi wariness.Akoben kuyinto uphondo esetshenziswa ikhale ukukhala empini.

AKOFENA: “inkemba zempi ”
uphawu yesibindi, Inani, futhi ubuqhawe. Izinkemba sawela ayengabantu umklamo othandwayo kuleli izihlangu heraldic of nabaningi ababeyizithunywa ithi Akan. Ngaphezu beqaphela isibindi nesithi ukuba nesibindi, izinkemba zingamelela elimiswe ngokufanele isimo igunya.

Vala Nan: “umlenze isikhukhukazi”
uphawu of imizamo kanye nesiyalo. Igama eligcwele lolu phawu uhumusha “Isikhukhukazi sishiya amachwane aso onyathela ngayo amatshwele aso, kodwa yena engenzi ababulale.” Lokhu kuveza ubunjalo ekahle yabazali, kokubili zokuzivikela futhi zokulungisa. Isikhuthazo ukuze kufundiswe izingane, kodwa isixwayiso hhayi pamper them.

STILL: “inhliziyo”
uphawu wokubekezela tolerance.According ukuba Agbo, uma umuntu kuthiwa “abe nenhliziyo esiswini sakhe,” lowo muntu akwazi abekezela isithwathwa kakhulu.

STILL NTOSO: “izinhliziyo kuxhumene”
uphawu yokuqonda kanye nesivumelwano.

ANANSE NTONTAN: “ulwembu sika”
uphawu yokuhlakanipha, lokusungula futhi eziyinkimbinkimbi zokuphila. Ananse, isicabucabu, iyinhlangano uhlamvu owaziwayo folktales African.

ASASE YE DURU: “the Earth has isisindo”
iwuphawu ngokongamela nobunkulunkulu kwezimpawu Umama Earth.This limelela ukubaluleka Zomhlaba ekusekeleni ukuphila.

Came:”Fern”
uphawu sokukhuthazela namasu. Fern isitshalo sithunywa sikhule elingase ezindaweni okunzima. “Umuntu ogqoka lolu phawu kusikisela ukuthi aye wabubekezelela nobunzima obuningi futhi outlasted kobudisi.” (Willis, The Adinkra Dictionary)

BESA ngenxa:”isaka Cola nuts”
iwuphawu umnotho, Amandla, yobuningi, inala, Ukuba ndawonye njengomndeni futhi nobunye. The nut Cola wadlala indima ebalulekile ekuphileni kwezomnotho of Ghana. A kabanzi asetshenziswe cash kwezitshalo, it is lihlotshaniswa ukuceba nokuchichima. Lolu phawu ujamele indima yokukhangisa ezolimo kanye ukuhweba ekuletheni izizwe ndawonye.

BI NKA BI: “Akekho okufanele ukuluma omunye”
uphawu ukuthula nobunye. Lolu phawu iyaxwayisa sicasulwa futhi ukuxabana. The image kusekelwe nezinhlanzi ezimbili iluma nomunye imisila.

Boa ME AND ME kwadingeka MMOA: “Ngisize futhi ungivumele ukukusiza”
uphawu zokubambisana nokuncika komunye nomunye
Source: “Cloth njengesifaniso, isingathekiso” by G.F. Kojo Arthur

Dame Dame-: igama umdlalo webhodi
uphawu of intelligence namasu

DENKYEM: “ingwenya”
uphawu nesimo sengqondo sokuzivumelanisa nezimo. The izimpilo ingwenya emanzini, nokho uphefumula umoya, sizibonise ikhono ukuzivumelanisa nezimo.

DUAFE: “wooden comb”
uphawu lobuhle nokuhlanzeka; Amatshwayo izimfanelo ezifiselekayo feminine. Okwakushiwo lolu phawu libhekene kancane ehlukile “The Adinkra Dictionary” futhi “I Izindinganiso Adinkra Izimpawu”; yangaphambili ugcizelela nezimfanelo abstract more zobuhle feminine, uthando nokunakekela, kuyilapho leli temu incazelo engokoqobo ngokwengeziwe, looking komuntu nenhlanzeko umhlabeleli nokuhle. Noma kunjalo, the duafe kwaba eyigugu yowesifazane Akan, esetshenziswa nekama futhi plait izinwele zakhe.

Dwennimmen: “izimpondo zezinqama”
uphawu sokuthobeka ndawonye ngamandla. Inqama ezolwa ngolaka ngokumelene ophikisana, kodwa futhi bezithoba ngokuthobeka ekuhlatshweni, egcizelela ukuthi ngisho isidingo esinamandla ukuba bathobeke.

Eban: “kocingo”
uphawu uthando, ukuphepha kanye nokuvikela. I ekhaya Akan iyindawo ekhethekile. Ikhaya okuyinto has a oluzungeze it ibhekwa sokuhlala ekahle.
The kocingo ngokomfanekiso ehlukanisa futhi kuvikela umndeni kusukela ngaphandle. Ngenxa ukulondeka kanye nesivikelo ukuthi abanayo kocingo, itshwayo kuhlobene nokuba nezinduna ukulondeka kanye nokuphepha buyamangalisa othandweni.

EPA:”ozankosi”
uphawu yomthetho kanye nobulungiswa, ubugqila kanye ekuthunjweni. Adolph Agbo, in “Izindinganiso Adinkra Izimpawu” uphawula ukuthi ozankosi kwangena Afrika ngenxa ukuhweba ngezigqila, futhi kamuva waba undab 'uzekwayo yizinduna izaphula-mthetho cuffing yomthetho. “The uphawu ukhumbuza izaphula-mthetho yesimo akazange ayekethise yomthetho. Nokho kubadumaze zonke izinhlobo zobugqila.”

Ese NE TEKREMA: “amazinyo nolimi”
uphawu zobungane nokuncika komunye nomunye. Amazinyo nolimi indima kuncikene emlonyeni. Bangase zingqubuzane, kodwa kudingeka basebenze ndawonye.

FAWOHODIE: “independence”
uphawu yokuzibusa ngaphandle, freedom, Ukukhululwa
“Kusukela le nkulumo: Fawodhodie evulekile Ene na Enam.
translation Literal: “Independence iza nemithwalo yemfanelo yayo.”
– kusukela Cloth njengesifaniso, isingathekiso by G.F. Kojo Arthur

FIHANKRA:”house / lembici”
uphawu of ezingeziwe zokuvikela nokuphepha. Esivamile Akan (Asante) bokwakha, the ohlanganyelwe izindlu kwakwakhe has omunye umnyango futhi ophumayo kuphela.

FOFO: “yellow plant akujabulela”
uphawu nomhawu nokubanga umona. “Lapho amacembe le fofo sika uphonsa, they jikisa black seeds anameva-like. I Akan ifanisa ubunjalo yalesi sitshalo ukuze umuntu nomhawu.”
– I Adinkra Dictionary by W. Bruce Willis
Kukhona isaga Akan ezihlobene Zonke izinto ezinalolu phawu: “Lokho plant fofo efisa wukuthi imbewu gyinantwi vula black.”

FUNTUNFUNEFU-DENKYEMFUNEFU: “izingwenya Siamese”
uphawu yelinyenti kanye nobunye. I izingwenya Siamese hlanganyela one esiswini, nokho bona alwele ukudla. Lolu phawu okuthandwayo a ukukhumbuza ukuthi wokulwa nobuzwe kuyingozi bonke abahlanganyela kuwo.

GYE Nyame: “except for God”
uphawu supremacy kaNkulunkulu. Lolu phawu eyingqayizivele futhi elihle ikuyo yonke indawo e Ghana. Kuyinto kakhulu ethandwa kakhulu ukuze zisetshenziswe ekuhlobiseni, a reflection on uhlamvu ngokujulile esingokwenkolo sabantu Ghanaian.

Hwe MU Dua: “induku ekulinganiseni”
uphawu of luhlolo nokulawula izinga. Lolu phawu sigcizelela isidingo alwele nqampuna umhlabeleli, kungakhathaliseki ekukhiqizeni izimpahla noma imigomo womuntu.

Hye WON Hye: “lokho okuyinto akabi ”
uphawu of imperishability nokukhuthazela
Lolu phawu uthola nencazelo yalo okuvela kubapristi yendabuko ukuthi sakwazi ukuhamba ngomlilo ngaphandle ovuthayo izinyawo zabo, ugqozi abanye ukuba sikhuthazele futhi sinqobe ubunzima.

LOKHU PA: “umbhede okahle ”
iwuphawu umshado omuhle.
Kusukela le nkulumo ukuthi owesifazane osuke umshado omuhle kuthiwa ukulala embhedeni omuhle.
Bona Cloth njengesifaniso, isingathekiso by G.F. Kojo Arthur, kk. 87-89

KINTINKANTAN: “abakhukhumele nokubukisa”
uphawu kahle somuntu ozikhukhumezayo

KWATAKYE imicimbi: “hair style of an Asante impi ukaputeni”
uphawu of isibindi nesithi ukuba nesibindi
“Lokhu izimpawu kuthiwa ekhethekile hair style of Kwatakye, ukaputeni impi ye Asante elidala.
Uphawu sesifikile ukuba amelele isibindi nokungesabi. It inikezwa njengoba isihloko ekuthengeni iyiphi indodana enesibindi okhonze Akan.”
– W. Bruce Willis, The Adinkra Dictionary

UMNGANE WOMSHADO WEIGHT: “Engikuzwayo, Ngigcina”
uphawu yokuhlakanipha, ulwazi nobuhlakani. Okwakushiwo wayesikisela athi “mate isisindo” is “Ngiyaqonda”. Ukuqonda kusho ukuhlakanipha okukhulu nolwazi oluningi, kodwa futhi limelela ngokuhlakanipha umsebenzi wakhe ecabangela ukuthi omunye umuntu akushilo.

ME ware WO: “I uzamthatha wena ”
uphawu wokuzibophezela, ekuqiniseleni
Kusukela le nkulumo “Akekho ungena umsebenzi ukuxuba ukhonkolo indlu somshado.”
Bona Cloth njengesifaniso, isingathekiso by G.F. Kojo Arthur, kk. 89, 163.

anikele Dane: “siguquka isikhathi ”
uphawu of change, Dynamics ukuphila sika

NKONSONKONSON: “chain isixhumanisi”
uphawu ubunye nasekusebenzelaneni nabanye
Isikhumbuzo ukuba bafake isandla emphakathini, ukuthi ngobunye ilala amandla.

TWO Nyame: “umuthi unkulunkulu” - altare
uwuphawu lokuba khona nesivikelo sikaNkulunkulu
I Nyame Dua kuyinto ibala engcwele lapho umuntu enze imicikilisho yokushiswa kuyenziwa. Elalizokwakhiwa phambi kwendlu noma kwakwakhe, it is acatshangelwe emthini esiye wasika lapho amagatsha amathathu noma ngaphezulu beze ndawonye. Lokhu sokuhlushwa kunesithembiso i vessell zobumba wagcwala amanzi kanye namakhambi noma ezinye izinto ezingokomfanekiso zokuhlanzwa futhi isibusiso imicikilisho yokusebenzelana.

NKYINKYIM: “ezimazombe”
uphawu ngokusuka, dynamism nezindlela ezihlukahlukene zokusisebenzisa.

Nyame NNWU THE WORD: “UNkulunkulu akalokothi uyafa, ngalokho ngingeze bafe”
uphawu of UNgokhona kaNkulunkulu futhi ukuba khona esiphakade komoya womuntu
Lokhu kusho ukuthi ukungafi komphefumulo womuntu, Kukholelwa ukuthi ube yingxenye kaNkulunkulu. Ngoba umphefumulo lixhomeke kuNkulunkulu ngemva kokufa, kungaba angafi.

Nyame NTI: “ngomusa kaNkulunkulu”
uphawu ezibonisa ukholo nokwethembela kuNkulunkulu. esifana Gye Nyame
Ngokwe-Adinkra Dictionary by W. Bruce Willis: “Lokhu Isiqu uvezwa udondolo lokuphila Emiphakathini eminingi. Limele kuya Akan ukuthi ukudla kwakhona isisekelo wokuphila futhi ukuthi wahluleka basinde uma kungenjalo ukudla uNkulunkulu aye wayibekela lapha Emhlabeni ukuze wondleke yabo. ”

Nyame YE OHENE:”UNkulunkulu uyiNkosi ”
uphawu lobukhosi kanye supremacy kaNkulunkulu

OKODEE MMOWERE:”the ngamazipho bokhozi”
ziwuphawu lwamandla, isibindi, Amandla. Ukhozi Le nyoni enamandla esibhakabhakeni, kanye namandla ayo bagxila ngamazipho aso. The Oyoko clan, omunye kwamaqembu Akan ayisishiyagalolunye, isebenzisa le uphawu oluthile njengentelezi clan yabo isibonakaliso.

OSRAM ne NSOROMMA: “The Moon kanye Star”
uphawu uthando, ukwethembeka, ngokuvumelana. Lolu phawu lukhombisa ngokuvumelana okukhona kule Ubuhlobo obuseduze phakathi kwendoda nowesifazane futhi.
Khaya: “Kyekye on uyazi.” (The North Star has a llove olujulile ngomshado. Uhlezi esibhakabhakeni elindele ukubuya kwenyanga, umyeni wakhe.)
–kusukela ku-Adinkra Dictionary)

SANKOFA: “buya uyithathe”
uphawu lokubaluleka kokufunda kokwedlule

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