- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
May 13, 2014
Yashinga mu minzi itelaga. (Sukuma) Kukaa muda mrefu ndani ya maji si kutakata. (Swahili) Rester longtemps dans l’eau ne lave pas. (French) To stay a […]
April 3, 2014
 | Mucii ni wa muthuri na mutumia. (Gikuyu) Nyumba ni ya mume na mke. (Swahili) La maison est pour mari et la femme (French) Home is for a husband and a wife. (English) |
Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb
March 31, 2014
Ate alé mwiono hisumbelolya manyonyi. (Bembe) Mti uliojuu ya mlima (mbugani) nipahali pa mkutano wa ndege. (Swahili) Un arbre sur la colline dans une savaneest une […]
March 31, 2014
Mon nyol ku mon wadi. (Alur) Wanawake wanazaa na wanawake wengine. (Swahili) Les femmes accouchent avec d’autres femmes. (French) Women give birth with other women. […]
March 31, 2014
Kitacakari nyakook ewonitngibaren. (Toposa) An empty stomach can make a person lose his or her cattle; that is, when the stomach is empty the legs […]
March 31, 2014
Baat bin’abuetsh bua shin’a many. (Kuba) Wanawake ndio msingiwa fumbokuu la uhai duniani; ni waowanaojua siri ya maisha mema. (Swahili) Les femmes sont à l’origine du […]
March 31, 2014
February 2014 It is not possible to avoid a slippery home compound. (English) Mbeere (Kenya) Proverb
February 2014 Visiting Families Njairi utenderu ndicicagwa.(Mbeere) Huwezikuepuka kukanyanga panapo telezanjeya nyumba. (Swahili) Dans sa concession, on ne peut jamais éviter à piétiner sur […]
March 31, 2014
January 2014 Welcoming Guests Mgeni njoo, mwenyeji apone. (Swahili) Let the guest come so that the host or hostess may benefit (get well). Swahili (Eastern […]
March 31, 2014
April 2013 "It’s better to give than to receive. (English)" Malagasy (Madagascar) Proverb situs toto