- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
May 1, 2012
African Proverb of The Month May, 2012 Tata ye mama bakinu zinga, zaya ntalu ya kwanga. (Kongo) Fahamu bei ya kwanga wakati baba na […]
April 2, 2012
African Proverb of The Month April 2012 Omsagasaga gwemamba elugaha ebugana emzela. (Subi). Mamba akitapatapa majini mwisho hukutana na mkuki. (Swahili). When the crocodile jumps around […]
March 12, 2012
AFRICAN PROVERBS WORKING GROUP MEETING 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, 11 February, 2012 Maryknoll Society House 144 Manyani Road West (near Lavington) Nairobi, Kenya MINUTES Attendance […]
March 3, 2012
We now have “13 Collections of African Proverbs” from individual African countries/languages on our “eBooks Page”: Democratic Republic of the Congo – DRC (6), Ghana (2), […]
March 2, 2012
African Proverb of The MonthMarch 2012 Ng’wigulya, Tungu ngwana wane. (Sukuma)Mtoto wangu Tungu, juu. (Swahili)Regarde plus haut Tungu mon enfant (French)Look up, Tungu my child. (English) […]
February 2, 2012
African Proverb of The MonthFebruary, 2012 Intal tessum hamtu, hadit kof wot qaba. (Orma)Iwapo msichana akae uchi, ni mamaye ndiye humfunika uchi ya paja lake. (Swahili)Quand […]
December 29, 2011
African Proverb of The Month January 2012 Emphiempango ekukwatwa nilobho ihango. (Kerewe). Samaki mkubwa hukamatwa na ndoano kubwa. (Swahili).Les gros poissons s’attrapent à l’aide de gros […]
December 1, 2011
African Proverb of The Month December 2011 Avee na vakoza vingi agona ni inzara. (Maragoli)Mwenye wajomba wengi alilala njaa. (Swahili)The one with many uncles slept hungry. […]
November 1, 2011
African Proverbs of The MonthNovember, 2011 Labwor ma kok pe mako lee. (Acholi)Simba angurumaye hamkamati mnyama. (Swahili)Un lion qui grogne n’attrape pas une proie. (French)A roaring […]