- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
March 1, 2008
African Proverb of the Month September, 2000 Nihumili kutali, lunikomi lugendu. (Ngoni) Nimetoka mbali, safari imenichosha. (Swahili) I have come a long way; the journey has […]
March 1, 2008
African Proverb of the Month August, 2000 Pein dan kan jo ya, di voorika an tua If an arrow has not entered deeply, then its removal […]
March 1, 2008
African Proverb of the Month July, 2000 Utizunduka chimba limi litinagwa. (Sukuma) Usimtukane kiongozi wa uwindaji jua halijatua. (Swahili) Do not insult the hunting guide before […]
March 1, 2008
African Proverb of the Month May, 2000 Takipar bich che meloljinge ma. (Tugen) How easy it is to defeat people who do not kindle fire for […]
March 1, 2008
African Proverb of the Month April, 2000 Imbilaph’ ivun’ isilonda. (Zulu) The groin pains in sympathy with the sore. (English) Zulu (South Africa, Swaziland) Proverb Explanation […]
March 1, 2008
African Proverb of the Month March, 2000 Utamirhe ya mokorho, urhagenda bwirhe. (Ngoreme) Kama ukikataa la mkubwa utatembea kutwa nzima. (Swahili) If you refuse the elder’s […]
March 1, 2008
African Proverb of the Month February, 2000 Nsungwi ya mtuwa sisiliridwa. A tender bamboo cannot be eagerly desired (for building). Chewa (Malawi) Proverb Nyanja (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, […]
March 1, 2008
African Proverb of the Month January, 2000 Poo, ga di nne pedi mo sakeng. Two bulls can’t stay in the same kraal. (English) Tswana (Botswana) Background: […]
March 1, 2008
African Proverb of the Month December, 1999 Lilî be de gbÇ, de gbÇe wotua xÇ. La guêpe dit que plusieurs voyages réguliers à un puits de […]