| Akan | Oba nyansafuo yebu no be na yenka no asem |
| English | A word to the wise is enough |
Nyansafuo
Category: Ghanaian Proverbs
Ghanaian Proverbs
Serve
| Akan (Twi) | Yebesi wo so a anka yehyee wo ma. |
| English | If they had intended to serve you a second time you would have got a calabashful the first time. |
Kwaee
| Akan | Kwaee a agye wo no, yemfre no kwae wa. |
| English | You don’t call the forest that has saved you a small forest. |
Fire and Gun Powder
| Akan (Twi) | Egya ne atuduro nhyia. |
| English | Fire and gun powder do not mix. |
Kwaterekwa
| Akan (Twi) | Kwaterekwa se obema wo ntoma a, tie ne din. |
| English | If Kwaterekwa (a pauper) says he will give you a piece of cloth just listen to its name. |
Agoro
| Akan (Twi) | Kwasea ani te agoro mu a, na agoro no agu. |
| English | The moment the fool grows wise in a game, that game comes to an end. |
Kwasea
| Adinkra | qasECa dua yentia soC mprEnu. |
| Akan | Kwasea dua yentia so mprenu. |
| English | We don’t step on the tail of a fool twice. |
Hwimhwim
| Akan | Hwimhwim adee ko sorosoro |
| English | Easy comes, easy goes. |
Lizard
| Akan | Okotre a ohwe no ho so no, onyini dane aponkyereni. |
| English | A lizard that knows how to hide grows to become a crocodile |
Sankofa
| Akan | Se wo were firi na wo san kofa a yenkyi. | |
| English | It is not wrong to go back and reclaim what you have forgotten. |
