March 31, 2014
March 2013 " No matter how hard it may get, a way out or eventual comfort will be provided. (Literal English)" Arabic (Egypt and other North […]
September 14, 2013
MINUTES OF THE AFRICAN PROVERBS WORKING GROUP MEETING 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, 27 July, 2013 Department of Fine Arts and Design Kenyatta University Nairobi, […]
July 27, 2013
AFRICAN PROVERBS WORKING GROUP MEETING Date: Saturday, 27 April, 2013 Venue: Maryknoll Society House, Nairobi, Kenya. Time: 10:30 am to 3 p.m. Cephas Agbemenu was the […]
July 4, 2013
| | Giribu pii ma i kulu. (Acholi) |
Acholi (Uganda, South Sudan) Proverb
May 31, 2013
 | Ngoko izishoma mazi ne kulola hagulu (Vira) Kuku hunywa maji akitazama juu (Swahili) La poule boit l’eau en regardant le ciel (French) A hen drinks water while it raises its head upward (English) |
Vira (Democratic Republic of the Congo -- DRC) Proverb
April 30, 2013
 | Akalimi Karungi kalaza empisi aha rwigi. (Haya) Maneno mazuri hutoa nyoka pangoni. (Swahili) Les paroles plaisantes font sortir le serpent du caserne. (French) Sweet words lure the snake out of its cave. (English) |
Haya (Tanzania) Proverb
April 26, 2013
Today, the use of proverbs even in regions or parts of the world that for a long time have been regarded as strong oral societies such […]
April 2, 2013
 | Kilondolondo atashoola ti imizi yage yekashomola. (Nyindu) Mti wa mulumba hauwezi kutembea ila mizizi yake yanaenda mbali. (Swahili) Le fugier ne marche pas mais ses raciness vont loin. (French) A fig tree cannot walk, but its roots go very far. (English) |
Nyindu (Democratic Republic of the Congo -- DRC) Proverb
March 10, 2013
AFRICAN PROVERBS WORKING GROUP MEETING Saturday, 23 February, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mazzoldi House, Apostles of Jesus Nairobi, Kenya MINUTES 1. Opening […]