AFRICAN STORY TELLING WORKSHEET

Names / Female

Afa	Zorna	Kodua	Tweneboa
Kariamu	Golana	makini	Yhema

Names/Male

Fetari	Mukulu	Amphion	Batsi
Sango	Ogundijo	Abuk	Abu

Vocabulary words that may be used in your story:

• Butu-hunter
• Jali-record keeper
• Inkosi-King or Chief
• Imba-House
• Mudzimu-Family spirits or ancestors
• Mazenda-dance of ancestral spirits
• Mambo-leader
• Muroyi-witch
• Adari-gathering place where dances are held
• Bayete-salutation or greeting
• Chi-imbo-song and dance
• Chisi-holiday
• Ngang-healer
• Eban-love
• Yia-cut
• Epa-law
• Fafant (fa-fan-taw)-tenderness
• Fofo (foo-foo)-warning against
• Aban (ahban)-power
• Ahdinkrahenknee (ah-din-kra-hen-knee)-authority
• Ananse ntontan (ah-nan-see-nto-n-tan)- wisdom, creativity
• Binkabi (bee-in-ka-bee)-justice, fairplay
• Dono (dough-no)-praise, rhythm
• Dwennimmen (djwin-knee-mann)-strength, wisdom, humility
• Mmarakrado (m-maj-rah-crar-dough)-the supreme authority, principal, parents.
• Musuyidee (mo-soo-yee-day)-good fortune, spiritual balance, good luck
• Nkyinkyin (n-chin-chin)-toughness, ability to withstand hardships and difficulties
• Nsaa (n-sah)-excellence
• Nyambe biribi wo soro (n-yah-may-bear-ree-bee-woh-soh-row) hope and inspiration
• Sankofa (sang-ko-fah) wisdom of learning from the past to build for the future.
• Sepo (seh-pow) law, punishment
• Wawaba (wah-wah-ah-ba)-hardiness
• Akoma (ah-ko-mah)-heart
• Osram (o-srahm)-the moon
• Sunsum (soon-soon) the soul
• Navrongo-town
   

ANIMALS FOUND IN AFRICA AND RELATED TERMS:

• Ananse ntontan-spider's web
• Dwennimmen-ram's horns
• Fafanto-the butterfly
• Odenkyem-Crocodile
• Elephants
• Rhinoceros
• King cobra
• Lions
• Tigers
• Monkeys
• Gorilla
• Chimpanzee
• Leopard
• Giraffe
• Tree Frog
   

African Cities:

• Johannesburg
• Nairobi
• Dubai
• Adus Abba