February 17, 2016
Minutes of the African Proverbs Working Group Executive Committee Meeting on Sunday, 7 February 2016 at Maryknoll Society House, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya Present Joseph Healey – […]
February 3, 2016
 | Kekur lala olgejep. (Samburu) Watu wa jamii moja hawafichani mambo na hujadiliana juu ya lolote. (Swahili) Les membres de meme famille sont ouvert, l’un a l’autre et peuvent discuter n’importe quoi. (French) Members of the same family are open to each other and can discuss anything. (English) |
Samburu (Kenya) Proverb
February 3, 2016
Present Fr. Joseph Healey – Moderator Cephas Agbemenu – Assistant Moderator Elias Bushiri – Assistant secretary Margaret Wambere – Secretary Opening The meeting started with a […]
February 3, 2016
THE AFRICAN PROVERBS WORKING GROUP Date of next meeting: Saturday 30th January 2016 Time: 10.00 a.m. Venue: FINE ART DEPARTMENT, Kenyatta University AGENDA Reading of the […]
December 31, 2015
 | Tetela: Diwala eko kalasa le wadi l’umi (Tetela) |
Tetela (Democratic Republic of Congo) Proverb
December 1, 2015
 | Botbeupeukbo be teunyen ban a boromevo’o (Eton) Mambo makubwa inabadilishwa na wazee (Swahili) Major problems have solution with the old men (English) Les grands problèmes trouvent solution avec les vieux (French) |
Eton (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and São Tome) Proverb
November 3, 2015
 | Giriama : Mjeni loka mwenyeji apone English: It is obvious when you receive a visitor and you cook for him or her you will eat too Swahili :Ni kawaida ukipata mgeni na umpikie,nawe pia utakula. French: Ilest indubitable que le visiteurrégalebien le visité. |
Giriama (Kenya) Proverb
October 9, 2015
September 10, 2015
Present Fr. Joseph Healey – Moderator Cephas Agbemenu – Chairperson Elias Bushiri – Member Margaret Ireri – Secretary Opening The meeting started with a prayer said […]