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November 25, 2008

2009 African Proverbs Calendar

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

Jan 2009 : “Drive peace my colleagues.” – Sheng (Kenya) Sayings

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

Jan. 2010 : “A stick is straightened while still young.” – Kiga, Ankole (Uganda) Proverb

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

Jan. 2011 : “You must treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It is loaned to you by your children.” – Kikuyu (Kenya) Proverb

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

Jan. 2012: “Educate a woman, educate a nation.” – Fanti (Ghana) Proverb

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

eBooks

1. Insights from Proverbs of the Alur in the Democratic Republic of Congo By George Pirwoth Atido September 2011 2. […]

November 1, 2008

Nov. 2008: “It is only a male elephant that can save another one from a pit.” – Lega (Democratic Republic of the Congo – DRC) Proverb

African Proverb of the Month November 2008 Balume babili ba ngyoku I ba uimanyanaka mu’mnyinga. (Lega) Quand un éléphant male tombe dans un fossé, il n’est […]

September 30, 2008

Oct. 2008: “A deaf ear is followed by death and an ear that listens is followed by blessings.” – Samburu (Kenya) Proverb

Nkore nkiyok natua norubare lkiye, naa nkore nkiyok naiichu nerubare nkichoni. (Samburu) Sikio lisilosikia hufuatwa na mauti na sikio linalosikia hufuatwa na baraka. (Swahili) A deaf […]

September 25, 2008

Dec. 2009: “When God cooks, you don’t see smoke.” – Kaonde (Zambia) Proverb

December 2009Appreciate God’s Power Kuteka Lesa ke kumweka bwishi ne. (Kaonde) When God cooks, you don’t see smoke. (English) Kaonde (Zambia) Proverb Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday […]