Postproverbials in Akan (Ghana)

Curator(s)

Prof. Helen Yitah

hyitah@yahoo.com

University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

Curator's Note: The orthography is Asante Twi. A good number of the proverbs are drawn from a book titled Bu Me Be: Proverbs of the Akans compiled by Peggy Appiah, Kwame Anthony Appiah and Ivor Agyeman-Duah, published in 2007 by Ayebia Clarke Ltd.

Postproverbial: Yɛde akyire gya wo a, na yɛ de sua wo
Translation: If we leave you as caretaker, then we have given you a heavy load/responsibility
Proverb: Yɛde akyire gya wo a, ɛnka wo nko.
Translation: If we leave you as caretaker you are not regarded as being alone.
Language - Region: Akan (Ghana)
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