Funtunfunefu denkyemfunefu

Two crocodiles sharing one stomach.

Also known as: Siamese crocodiles adinkra, Conjoined crocodiles symbol

CulturalHistorical & archaeologicalStandard profile

Meanings

The adinkra symbol of conjoined crocodiles, documented as standing for the futility of internal conflict in a shared interest.

Culturally establishedVerified fact
Is an adinkra symbol showing two crocodiles sharing one stomach.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Culturally establishedDocumented interpretation
Is documented as standing for the futility of fighting over food when the stomach is shared, a statement about a community's common interest.
Contexts: Language and transcription

Two crocodile outlines crossing at the body so that they share a single stomach, their heads turned outward.

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references.

Adinkra Symbols of West Africa
West African Wisdom project, Wesleyan University · retrieved 2026-08-23
An academic compilation of adinkra symbols with their Akan names and associated proverbs. Cited for a symbol's name, its associated proverb and the reading that proverb supports; it is one documented account of a living tradition rather than an authoritative canon.
Adinkra cloth and symbols — collection documentation
The British Museum · retrieved 2026-08-23
Museum collection documentation for Akan adinkra cloth. Cited for the existence, form and documented reading of individual symbols. Adinkra meanings are a living oral tradition with variation between sources, and records say where a reading is one account among several.

Last reviewed 2026-08-25

Meanings

The adinkra symbol of conjoined crocodiles, documented as standing for the futility of internal conflict in a shared interest.

Culturally establishedVerified fact

Is an adinkra symbol showing two crocodiles sharing one stomach.

Culturally establishedDocumented interpretation

Is documented as standing for the futility of fighting over food when the stomach is shared, a statement about a community's common interest.

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references.

Sources

Adinkra Symbols of West Africa
West African Wisdom project, Wesleyan University · retrieved 2026-08-23
An academic compilation of adinkra symbols with their Akan names and associated proverbs. Cited for a symbol's name, its associated proverb and the reading that proverb supports; it is one documented account of a living tradition rather than an authoritative canon.
Adinkra cloth and symbols — collection documentation
The British Museum · retrieved 2026-08-23
Museum collection documentation for Akan adinkra cloth. Cited for the existence, form and documented reading of individual symbols. Adinkra meanings are a living oral tradition with variation between sources, and records say where a reading is one account among several.

Last reviewed 2026-08-25