- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
February 2, 2009
African Proverb of the Month February 2009 Kicaa pa ladit pe dong nono. (Acholi) Mkoba wa mzee hauishiwi kabisa. (Swahili) An elder’s handbag is never completely […]
December 31, 2008
African Proverb of the Month January 2009 Agụọ nwere nchekwube/olịleanya a dịghị egbu egbu. (Igbo) The hunger that has hope for its satisfaction does not kill. […]
December 1, 2008
African Proverb of the Month December 2008 Tsamba likagwa manyazi yagwira mtengo. (Nyanja and Chewa) When a leaf falls to the ground, the tree gets the […]
November 25, 2008
2009 African Proverbs Calendar Click on the image (on the left) to view the 2009 African Proverbs Calendar in Portable Document Format (PDF). You can print […]
November 11, 2008
January 2009Talk Peace, Make Peace Wacha noma, bonga amani.(Sheng) Leave bad things, talk peace. Dere amani manzee. (Sheng) Drive peace my colleagues. Sheng (Kenya) Sayings Sunday […]
November 11, 2008
January 2010Planning Ahead in Health Care Akati kinikwa kakiri kabisa. (Kiga) Mti hukunjwa wakati ungali mchanga. (Swahili) On redresse l’arbre quand il est encore jeune. (French) […]
November 11, 2008
January 2011Care of the Earth Rigita thi wega; ndwaheiruio ni aciari; ni ngombo uhetwo ni ciana ciaku. (Kikuyu)Itunze arthi vyema; hukupewa na wazazi; bali umekopeshwa na […]
November 11, 2008
January 2012Education Educate a woman, educate a nation Fanti (Ghana) Proverb Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 […]
November 9, 2008
1. Insights from Proverbs of the Alur in the Democratic Republic of Congo By George Pirwoth Atido September 2011 2. BASSA PROVERBS […]