Akbar na:r min asgar shara:r (Arabic) Le grand feu debute par le premier étincele. (French) Great fires erupt from tiny sparks. (English) Arabic (Libya) Proverb Background, […]
Isihlahla saziwa ngezithelo zaso. (Zulu). A tree is known by its fruit. (English) Zulu (South Africa, Swaziland) Proverb Background, Explanation, Meaning and Everyday Use The meaning […]
Agulu pii odiyo otac. (Acholi) Jungu la maji hukandamiza kata. (Swahili) The water pot presses upon the small circular pad. (English) Acholi (Uganda) Proverb Background, Explanation, […]
Nalung’wa naba. (Sukuma) Nimeumwa na mbung’o. (Swahili) I have been bitten by a tsetse fly. (English) Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb Background, Explanation, Meaning and Everyday Use This […]
Year Month Contributor – Country of Origin Contributor- Country of Residence Language Country 2026 Jan DRC Kenya Alur DRC & Uganda Feb Tanzania Tanzania Sukuma Tanzania […]
Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Bukusu and Kikuyu (Kenya) Proverbs: African Proverbs on Food African Proverbs on Food (Ninety-one Proverbs from the Bukusu and Five from the […]
Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Bukusu (Kenya) Proverbs Art, Wit and Wisdom of African Proverbs: One Hundred Proverbs From The Bukusu Of Western Kenya Collected and Explained […]
Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Chagga (Tanzania) Sayings One of the follow-ups to the African Proverbs Project (1993-1996) is the collection of African proverbs in languages that […]