WORDS AND PHRASESaban: stone building, government
abotare ye: patience is a virtue
akyere ase: authored by
amanee: report
Asante Kotoko, kum apem, apem beba: w ar cry—Asante porcupine, kill a thousand, another thousand will come
Asante: people of Ghana, their region, their language
Asantehyiamu: Asante national assembly
Atakpame: technique of building with molded wet mud balls
me ko baabi: I’m going somewhere (to the toilet?)
nwoma: book
odampam: open front of a house
osebo: leopard
Oyoko: clan entitled to the Asante stool
pise-de-terre: rammed earth wall construction
saman: ghost
sankofa: Adinkra symbol, looking back for guidance
Sikadwa: Golden Stool, symbol of Asante nationhood
stool: symbol of chieftaincy
to wo bo ase: be patient
wo firi he?: where’s your home?
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