| Akan | Oba nyansafuo yebu no be na yenka no asem |
| English | A word to the wise is enough |
Nyansafuo
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. |
Mmofra mmofra Ghana Children’s rhyme
Mmofra mmofra is a popular rhyme song in Ghana.
| Akan | English |
| Mmofra mmofra | Children Children |
| Yes auntie | Yes auntie |
| Mmofra mmofra | Children Children |
| Yes auntie | Yes auntie |
| Tea no wo he? | Where is the tea? |
| Yanom | We drunk it |
| Paanoo no wo he? | Where is the bread? |
| Yedi | We ate it |
| Kuruwa no wo he? | Where is the cup? |
| Yabo | We broke it |
| Iyi dze me kotie | That I will not accept |
| Yepa kyew | We beg you |
| Iyi dze me kotie | That I will not accept |
| Yepa kyew | We beg you |
Wiase
| Akan | Me ye wiase nkasaee. Dee ewo wiase nyinaa wo me mu. |
| English | I am an expression and a reflection of the universe. The whole universe exist within me. |
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. |
Kwame Nkrumah: Face Forward
| Akan | “Yen to nhwe apueee ana atoee: Ye to ko yanim.” – Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| English | “We face neither East nor West: We face forward.” – Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
Maya Angelou: Change
| “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou |
Independence
| Akan | Fawohodie ene obre na enam |
| English | Independence comes with its responsibilities |
Marcus Mosiah Garvey: Intelligence
| Akan (Twi) | “Ema wo were firi se nyansa na ye de di wiase so, okwasea fa wiase so ohaw. Enti twe wo ho fi nkwaseasem ho na twe ben nyansa.” – Marcus Garvey |
| English | “Never forget that intelligence rules the world and ignorance carries the burden. Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from ignorance and seek as far as possible to be intelligent.” – Marcus Garvey |
Frances Cress Welsing: Love
| Akan | “Menhome kopem se abibiman bedo won ho se won ho” – Dr. Frances Cress Welsing. |
| English | “I won’t rest until black children are taught to love themselves as themselves.” – Dr. Frances Cress Welsing |
