- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
August 8, 2019
March 2017, The person who sees the in-laws to be bad is not the engaged woman. Tembo (DRC) Proverb
August 8, 2019
February 2017, A child eats at his/her parents even if he/she has poured out the flour. Nyanga (DRC) Proverb
August 8, 2019
January 2017, A greedy man always has his eye on his wife’s pot. Kele (Democratic Republic of Congo) Proverb
August 2, 2019
 | Diisaa tee guibeiyou. (Medumba) Haijalishi babu yako alikuwa mrefu kiasi gani. (Swahili) Peu importe la grandeur de ton grand-père. (French) It doesn't matter how tall your grandfather was. (English) |
Medumba (Cameroon)Proverb
June 30, 2019
 | Ciira wa mwega utuo ta wa muuru. (Gikuyu) Kesi juu ya wazuri na wabaya zitilie usawa zinapokatwa. (Swahili) Le cas des justes, doivent être jugé dans la même façon que seul des malices. (French) The case of good persons must be judged in a similar way as that of bad ones. (English) |
Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb
June 1, 2019
 | Mhuli idabhunagwa nkondo gwayo (Sukuma). Tembo hazidiwi na mkonga wake (Swahili). L’éléphant ne s’accable pas par sa trompe (French) An elephant is not overwhelmed by its trunk (English). |
Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb
May 9, 2019
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May 3, 2019
 | Udugu wa mbata umanywa guniani. (Gweno) Undugu wa bata hujilikana wakiwa ndani ya gunia. (Swahili) La fraternité de canards se connait quand ils sont dans le sac. (French) The brotherhood/sisterhood of ducks is known inside the sack. (English) |
Gweno (Tanzania) Proverb
March 31, 2019
 | Aghara mwino,tighaira mwino,agharaelino ghaira ilibu. (Soga) Palipo ng’olewa jino hubaki na pengo. (Swahili) La où une dent est extraite, reste un vide. (French) Where a tooth is removed there remains a gap. (English) |
Soga (Uganda) Proverb