Chief Linguist Kwame Frimpong Manso Adakabre shares the wisdom and knowledge of the Akan Proverbs. He explains the meanings, origins, and uses of proverbs. (All rights reserved. Contact yenkassa@gmail.com for use.)
As a Jamaican I can definitely feel my ancestral connections watching this - Jamaicans ALWAYS talk in sayings and this is definitely left over from our ancestors who were bought to the island - it is nice to feel that no matter how they tried to stop us the ancestors still managed to preserve and pass on some of our African culture and parts of the Akan language
Woooow this was soo interesting. I'm 21 years old and I was born in Germany. I am always excited about learning things about the ghanaian culture. Thank you.
"A child is knowledgeable, but it takes an elder to train the child's mind." LIKE WHOA!!! Every proverb here spoke to me and it has enriched my life!!! More studies I will have to undertake. This is a FANTASTIC VIDEO!!! Thank you for posting.
Togbe Osagyefo True Family. This is African. This is ours. This should be in the hearts & minds of all Black people on this earth--our own perspective. Those who were kidnapped, stolen, scattered, and indeed, even those colonized in the Motherland, had our minds shredded, shattered, and ripped of our own knowledge, experience and perspective. Only to be replaced with foreign ideals and religions that condemn our Ancient African brilliance. Thank you so much for exposing us to this (fortunately) preserved African Traditional wisdom. Keep it coming. 💖💖💖💖
This is well done. I like the fact that he took his time to explain each proverb. I knew some of them but the true meanings are much clear to me now. Thank you and keep up the good work. We should not forget our language and customs.
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My family has so many sayings that I have only heard within my family. My grandmother many years back (before slavery) was an Akan woman according to my African Ancestry DNA results. It makes sense now why we have these sayings, and even though the sayings are not in the African language, I believe that my ancestors passed down the idea of proverbs through sayings that they made up. This video helped me connect more to my Akan family. Thank you!
Thank you! As an American born Black man of the Diaspora with Ghanaian and American Native ancestry, this is very significant and empowering! I am happy to think about learning more from this page. Please keep sharing! #AfricaToAmerica #AmericaToAfrica #Diaspora
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Wow am bless to hear these proverbs. This is so good, seriously when you learn about your culture you begin to feel some kind of empowerment and I think this is what the generation today needs. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
My mother used proverbs to teach us by capturing a lesson by using a proverb.. “de higher de monkey climb de more him expose… you can’t catch kwako you ketch him shut”. Jamaica 🇯🇲
Its funny because I know and have plenty of Akan Friends who are obsessed with East Asian Culture and I told them that Asians worship their own God and have their own characters,proverbs,culture. When I told them we Akans have the same things (Nyame,Adinkra,Akan Proverbs),it left their faces shook.
Kwaku Ampofo most Ghanaians don’t know their own history/traditions/customs and those who know undervalue it. But we are here to change the norm for we will only develop via our own systems.
Thank you so much Elder Kwame and the team for putting this beautiful work together. I appreciate your wisdom and commitment to bring our African heritage to the fore for our education. I grew up in Nigeria and my mother used to play oral proverbs games with us children that I now greatly appreciate.
I am truly honored to hear the words of knowledge and wisdom from the mouth of the truth of the original from the mother land. What is documented is within for no one can tamper or intentionally try to dismiss. Self taught for the truth is a journey that I would never get so caught up that I don't enjoy. I'll forever more be the remnant of my father. For I am my Father's child. I'm forever honored. I give thanks and praise for the truth you're sharing.
So beautiful! Thank you for sharing this wisdom! I am not from Ghana but I am so thankful I learned about these really helpful and inspirational proverbs!
This is what is called, CULTURE AND TRADITION. In GHANA every tribe have its own PROVERBS that makes we GHANAIANS a very unique in our country. LONG LEAVE GHANA OUR MOTHER LAND AND ITS BEAUTIFUL CITIZENS. FROM BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS WITH LOVE. ☝️☝️☝️👍👍👍✌✌😁😁😁❤❤❤🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🙏🙏🙏
This is priceless! I have known of the adinkra symbols (also Akan wisdoms) for a couple decades and am now writing a children's novel about the symbols and African proverbs. I am African American and I recently had my dna testing done for a 2nd time. I'm 51 percent West African ancestry, mostly Ghanaian! We must keep our knowledge and traditions alive and I believe we can build on them further too as our Af. American wise men and women gave and continue to give much to the world as well. Blessings to you Chief Kwame Frimpong Manso Adakabre and to Yenkassa for this share!
Wow I am so greatfuk for this man , and having access to this knowledge of our ancestors it’s so os important. It always hurts me to know how much has been lost but ik I just shift my focus to what is still here and do my jobs to learn it and pass it on 🙏🏽💕
This is just few out off thousands, each people and their tribes has their own proverbs in their own languages. And it is why in particular Africans tends to show much respect for their elders.
Furthermore, according to tested and theorized science ,Africa is the cradle of humankind. These proverbs should not just be important to Africa, but to ALL mankind, due to the fact that these African proverbs are most likely related to or are themselves some of the VERY insight
Great great grandmother Taken from Ghana Yaa Abua Anane to St.Thomas Jamaica QUEEN NANNY MAROON DESCENDANT ASANTE NKONA CLAN FROM MY MOTHERS LINEAGE. I went on a spiritual journey following dreams I didn’t live. The Dutch slave master allowed the family tree. Mi late fatta Rasta, made every attempt to restore family name and original tradition lost through transatlantic trade. These proverbs resonate so much and happy to hear them👑✌🏾
Words of wisdom. Speaking truth to power. Thanks for sharing. This have to be thought to all Akan people and the rest of well-meaning Ghanaians. Kudos, Sir!
that's my uncle " wofa " Frimpong. He was the funeral overseer of my dad's funeral. He is my direct family member, my uncle I'm from ASSIN PRASO , central region
I loved these beautiful proverbs I think this is the way out ancestors speak to us all whatever culture we are, also a privilege to learn about a different cultures proverbs
ThankYou so much for sharing rarest Wisdom shared with clear pronunciation and great clarity ...I am blessed to be reading and Learning through jewels of Wisdom..🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌❤️🌞
This reminds of my Ghanaian Language class in primary school. The teacher would award points to the pupil who could correctly explain the proverb he read out in Twi. I don’t remember whether it was part of the curriculum but we really enjoyed those periods. My mum is Ga and my dad Akan so we spoke Ga at home, those classes were what helped me learn to speak Akan (Twi ) well. 😊😊
Opanin. I was so happy that you gathered our Wise Sayings and tried to also explain them. Daaseber3, thanks in advance. I have also realized that they are quite similar to the Proverbs in the Bible. Wakçraa mede Pie3sie Yaw. I wish you Protection of the Almighty 😀😃😄 Kweredeaampog KWAAME.
As a Jamaican I can definitely feel my ancestral connections watching this - Jamaicans ALWAYS talk in sayings and this is definitely left over from our ancestors who were bought to the island - it is nice to feel that no matter how they tried to stop us the ancestors still managed to preserve and pass on some of our African culture and parts of the Akan language
Don't it? So true
Explore the Maroons in particular Kumanti Culture there in Jamaica brother. Follow our Akan bloodline
True
Big up , Big up Jamaica!!!
I am here saying the same thing sounds like us lol 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲 🇯🇲
Proud Ashanti proud Ghanaian 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
Woooow this was soo interesting.
I'm 21 years old and I was born in Germany.
I am always excited about learning things about the ghanaian culture.
Thank you.
Glad you find it helpful.
Can we plz be in contact with each other
Okay 👌 nice
♥️
How do we do that
Can we link up big sis
"He who climbs the good tree, gets a push" This spoke to me the most 💜
My dad tell me that when ever I I fail an exam paper while my sis passes all
if you're climbing a tree and you slip that's when you get a push
that's the one.
"A child is knowledgeable, but it takes an elder to train the child's mind." LIKE WHOA!!!
Every proverb here spoke to me and it has enriched my life!!! More studies I will have to undertake.
This is a FANTASTIC VIDEO!!! Thank you for posting.
Chief linguist for 30 years 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 mic drop. He should be teaching.
This is amongst the greatest presentations I've ever heard in my entire life.
Thank you, working to bring you more!
yenkassa please, we need MORE..black excellence is beyond BEAUTY
Togbe Osagyefo
True Family. This is African. This is ours. This should be in the hearts & minds of all Black people on this earth--our own perspective.
Those who were kidnapped, stolen, scattered, and indeed, even those colonized in the Motherland, had our minds shredded, shattered, and ripped of our own knowledge, experience and perspective. Only to be replaced with foreign ideals and religions that condemn our Ancient African brilliance.
Thank you so much for exposing us to this (fortunately) preserved African Traditional wisdom. Keep it coming. 💖💖💖💖
Agreed! I'm writing down every single proverb.
I"m Togolese and I"ve once been at Kumasi. These people were so kind and lovely!
That’s how it should be.
Of course they were,Togo was once apart of Ghana. If it weren't for the wicked Europeans we would all be one country
Am proud to be an Ashanti
These are some of the things TV stations should be airing.
I'm a Nigerian and I love this so much.
Africans shouldn't jettison their culture and tradition.
Ghana is Great home of the Great people of God !
This is well done. I like the fact that he took his time to explain each proverb. I knew some of them but the true meanings are much clear to me now. Thank you and keep up the good work. We should not forget our language and customs.
Thanks for your comment, I am encouraged!
th-cam.com/video/wslk6fAor0g/w-d-xo.html Sefwi (Akan ) People of West Africa ( Ghana , Togo and Ivory Coast) I enjoyed this Video kindly watch and lets support this young man .
This is good and it's should be a program on tv for our people. This is our culture and power
My family has so many sayings that I have only heard within my family. My grandmother many years back (before slavery) was an Akan woman according to my African Ancestry DNA results. It makes sense now why we have these sayings, and even though the sayings are not in the African language, I believe that my ancestors passed down the idea of proverbs through sayings that they made up. This video helped me connect more to my Akan family. Thank you!
Our culture is our identity. We cannot afford to lose this beautiful piece of us.
*#ProudAsanteni**#*
Otumfour Kojo Agyemang
Thank you! As an American born Black man of the Diaspora with Ghanaian and American Native ancestry, this is very significant and empowering! I am happy to think about learning more from this page. Please keep sharing! #AfricaToAmerica #AmericaToAfrica #Diaspora
This man is really good for Ghanaians président have to take care of him.
Always Boakye
Yes. He is truly awesome. May prosperity overflow in his life & everyone who dropped this video-jewel for us. African Pride
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Boakye is it the synonym or BOUAKI ( in Ivory Cost), I am Fumassa of Bondoukou.
Ɔmanpanin!
I love this ! African proverbs are like a superpower.✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Wow am bless to hear these proverbs. This is so good, seriously when you learn about your culture you begin to feel some kind of empowerment and I think this is what the generation today needs. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Agya ayikoo, kɔ so saa ara nkyirimma resua biribi . ( all the best Daddy keep on with your good works the youth hear your voice )
This man is so knowledgeable!! I wish to learn under him, what a dream!!
I’d love to learn language with a teacher like this... advice from the proverbs are excellent as well! Thank you
U are always welcome
Me too
Please don't ever take this video down. My son needs to see this.
Download it .
Seeking wisdom on my maternal mother’s grandmother ancestry The Akan people in Ghana
My mother used proverbs to teach us by capturing a lesson by using a proverb.. “de higher de monkey climb de more him expose… you can’t catch kwako you ketch him shut”. Jamaica 🇯🇲
The maroons in jamaica still speak the akan and ashanti langauges
Damian Fung is there a book about it, I would love to read it. How do they know it’s the Akan language?
Fadesewa Iwalewa most people I’m Jamaica are descendants of the Ashante
Ashante, Maroon and Akan are Israelites..... the true tribe of juda
@Soraya #BlackSectorHistorian what's false
Fadesewa Iwalewa the Maroons are basically Ashanti's who were sold as slaves to Jamaican plantations.
Its funny because I know and have plenty of Akan Friends who are obsessed with East Asian Culture and I told them that Asians worship their own God and have their own characters,proverbs,culture. When I told them we Akans have the same things (Nyame,Adinkra,Akan Proverbs),it left their faces shook.
Kwaku Ampofo most Ghanaians don’t know their own history/traditions/customs and those who know undervalue it. But we are here to change the norm for we will only develop via our own systems.
@@yenkassa WE WANT ANANSE STORY
@@georgeappiah8314 coming soon!
@@yenkassa I MISS MAAME DOKONO
@@yenkassa PLEASE THE END MUSIC WHERE CAN I GET SOME
That's so informative. It's hard to get such proverbs and it's true meaning online like this video does. Thabks for sharing!
Thank you so much Elder Kwame and the team for putting this beautiful work together. I appreciate your wisdom and commitment to bring our African heritage to the fore for our education. I grew up in Nigeria and my mother used to play oral proverbs games with us children that I now greatly appreciate.
You are welcome, I also spent 3 years in Nigeria and will be glad to link up with you on TH-cam at toakyireafa TV.
This is a great piece of work - clearly illustrated for the naive such as myself.
The akans are blessed with wisdom in our language
am proud to be an asante
I am truly honored to hear the words of knowledge and wisdom from the mouth of the truth of the original from the mother land. What is documented is within for no one can tamper or intentionally try to dismiss. Self taught for the truth is a journey that I would never get so caught up that I don't enjoy. I'll forever more be the remnant of my father. For I am my Father's child. I'm forever honored. I give thanks and praise for the truth you're sharing.
This was so fascinating to me!! I enjoyed every bit of it. Thank you.
We should have everything documented. If not, we gonna lose our culture.
@Heru Behudety spot on
Buy Bu me B3. By Peggy Appiah
We do, we even have two dictionary
Say that again. Hmmmm
It will be lost if it isn’t taught and learned
GOD BLESS THIS MAN!!!
So beautiful! Thank you for sharing this wisdom! I am not from Ghana but I am so thankful I learned about these really helpful and inspirational proverbs!
This is what is called, CULTURE AND TRADITION. In GHANA every tribe have its own PROVERBS that makes we GHANAIANS a very unique in our country. LONG LEAVE GHANA OUR MOTHER LAND AND ITS BEAUTIFUL CITIZENS.
FROM BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS WITH LOVE. ☝️☝️☝️👍👍👍✌✌😁😁😁❤❤❤🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🙏🙏🙏
Grandpa God richly bless you for teaching us to know all these...🙏🙏🙏
Beautiful proverbs of wisdom
It makes me happy to hear this language. Sounds beautiful and familiar. My Grandma was a Maroon.
Ɔkyeame Kwame akasa. Mo ne kasa . Akanfo Amamrɛ yɛ fɛ kɛkɛ.....piaw✌
This is priceless! I have known of the adinkra symbols (also Akan wisdoms) for a couple decades and am now writing a children's novel about the symbols and African proverbs. I am African American and I recently had my dna testing done for a 2nd time. I'm 51 percent West African ancestry, mostly Ghanaian! We must keep our knowledge and traditions alive and I believe we can build on them further too as our Af. American wise men and women gave and continue to give much to the world as well. Blessings to you Chief Kwame Frimpong Manso Adakabre and to Yenkassa for this share!
This was simply well done. I am determined to commit these proverbs to memory. When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. 🙂
Videography is immaculate
Togbe Osagyefo
The best!!!!!!
thank u so much for putting this together. i could listen to this everyday…
Wow I am so greatfuk for this man , and having access to this knowledge of our ancestors it’s so os important. It always hurts me to know how much has been lost but ik I just shift my focus to what is still here and do my jobs to learn it and pass it on 🙏🏽💕
Very happy to have run across this video. Thank you Teacher!
This is just few out off thousands, each people and their tribes has their own proverbs in their own languages. And it is why in particular Africans tends to show much respect for their elders.
Furthermore, according to tested and theorized science ,Africa is the cradle of humankind. These proverbs should not just be important to Africa, but to ALL mankind, due to the fact that these African proverbs are most likely related to or are themselves some of the VERY insight
GH changed my life, outlook and truly humbled me as a person. Will always keep this culture close to me ❤
Great great grandmother Taken from Ghana Yaa Abua Anane to St.Thomas Jamaica QUEEN NANNY MAROON DESCENDANT ASANTE NKONA CLAN FROM MY MOTHERS LINEAGE. I went on a spiritual journey following dreams I didn’t live. The Dutch slave master allowed the family tree. Mi late fatta Rasta, made every attempt to restore family name and original tradition lost through transatlantic trade. These proverbs resonate so much and happy to hear them👑✌🏾
Wow you remember your Akan names?
l like the way he reinforce his proverbs with hands -on facts.......he is a chief linguist indeed ..
Oh Awurade! Thank you very much for such a wonderful lesson...May God richly bless you Nana🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for keeping the culture alive
Real Talk. I Love this. Africa Speaks.
This channel, video and yourself are a true national gem. Thank you for you work!
Great work , Indeed we are our ancestors and they virtually live through us, The songs of our ancestors are our own....
Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 in the building!
They are Akans as well
This is absolutely amazing.
Words of wisdom. Speaking truth to power. Thanks for sharing. This have to be thought to all Akan people and the rest of well-meaning Ghanaians. Kudos, Sir!
Let’s keep our tradition alive!
Bless up to everyone who put this together ✊🏿
awesome presentation , very proud of you Opanyin Kwame
that's my uncle " wofa " Frimpong. He was the funeral overseer of my dad's funeral. He is my direct family member, my uncle
I'm from ASSIN PRASO , central region
I'm very proud of you '" wofa " (uncle ) FRIMPONG 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
This was so wonderful to listen to, thank you.
Thank you Chief for translation of true wisdom🙏🏽
Such a blessing. Thank you!!!
Excellent proverbs. They really teach moral principles. Thank you Sir for sharing.
God bless you great man.
Wow Amazing tnx for sharing keep up father long Ghana long live African
I loved these beautiful proverbs I think this is the way out ancestors speak to us all whatever culture we are, also a privilege to learn about a different cultures proverbs
ThankYou so much for sharing rarest Wisdom shared with clear pronunciation and great clarity ...I am blessed to be reading and Learning through jewels of Wisdom..🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌❤️🌞
Thank you so much for these great morsels of wisdom. 🇺🇬 🇺🇬 🇺🇬
Words from the wise is pleasant to the ears and the teachings of wisdom soothes many wounds-LB
Please... Let's share this wisdom.. That is the least we can do to preserve and spread our rich black history....
These videos are so important to us that were not born in Ghana
The elder spoke with true wisdom
Wow this is sooo great thank you so much the for the teaching very lovely
This reminds of my Ghanaian Language class in primary school.
The teacher would award points to the pupil who could correctly explain the proverb he read out in Twi.
I don’t remember whether it was part of the curriculum but we really enjoyed those periods.
My mum is Ga and my dad Akan so we spoke Ga at home, those classes were what helped me learn to speak Akan (Twi ) well. 😊😊
This insightful papa, God bless you. I have really learned a lot
waya yiye thank you for sharing these cultural jewels
Outstanding teaching. Photography was beautiful. Medasse pa for enlightening me on my heritage. May God continue to richly bless you.
Asante (thankyou in Kiswahili). Powerful vibrations from Akan (Afrikan) wisdom...
What a great piece
Ɔtweduampɔn nhyira wo bebree Nana... U speak wisdom.... God Bless the Akan tribe and mother Ghana
I honor you, grandfather 🙏🏾
Kudos, Uncle. Keep the fire burning
Very good proverbs, please bring more I am enjoying this and thanks a million times.
Very, very nice. Thank you and thanks to Mr. Adakabre.
BEAUTIFUL WORDS OF WISDOM.
Thank you sir. I wish I could subscribe a thousand times. You are fantastic.
great works opani Adakabri
AKAN PROVERBS BOOK -
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I have to purchase this book. I have; bu me be
Thank you. We need more of this
Woooow!!!Please keep sharing stuff like this! Thank you!
Opanin. I was so happy that you gathered our Wise Sayings and tried to also explain them. Daaseber3, thanks in advance. I have also realized that they are quite similar to the Proverbs in the Bible. Wakçraa mede Pie3sie Yaw. I wish you Protection of the Almighty 😀😃😄 Kweredeaampog KWAAME.
Woow good talk now I know well done Ayga
Thank you for this knowledge.
I love that keep it up 🙏🙏
Amazinggg 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭