September 3, 2012

September, 2012 “A log in the river will never be a crocodile.” Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb

Mũgogo wĩ rũũĩ ndũrĩ hĩndĩ ũgatwĩka kĩng’ang’i. (Gikuyu)
Gogo mtoni halitageuka kuwa mamba. (Swahili)
Un rondin dans l’eau ne deviendra jamais un crocodile.(French)

Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb
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August 1, 2012

Minutes of the Meeting of the African Proverbs Working Group, Saturday, 30 June 2012

AFRICAN PROVERBS WORKING GROUP MEETING 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, 30 June, 2012 Mazzoldi House, Karen Nairobi, Kenya Agenda: 1. Introduction of new members. 2. Each participant will […]
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June 29, 2012

July, 2012 Water follows the slope -Shubi (Tanzania) Proverb .

July, 2012 African Proverb of the Month

Amazi gakulikila umgolomoko. (Shubi).
Maji hufuata mtelemko.(Swahili).
L’eau suit la descente. (Français).
Water follows the slope. (English).

Shubi (Tanzania) Proverb
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June 17, 2012

June 2012 If the day of harvesting or eating yams is the same as the day of planting yams, even goats will not be allowed to eat the yam peels – Ewe (Ghana,Benin,Nigeria and Togo) Proverb

African Proverb of the Month

 June 2012

 


Nenye etedugbe enyetefagbe la anye gbowoha madu tetsro o. (Ewe)

 Ikiwa siku yakuvuna magimbi ingekua kama siku ya ku panda, basi hata mbuzi wasinge ruhusiwakula maganda. (Swahili)

Si le jour de récolte d’ignames serait  comme le jour de sasemence, même les chèvres  ne séraient pasautorisées à manger ses pelures. (French)

If the day of harvesting or eating yams is the same as the day of planting yams, even goats will not be allowed to eat the yam peels. (English)

 Ewe (Ghana,Benin,Nigeria and Togo)

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June 6, 2012

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Welcome to a popular section of our website — African Proverbs POLLs — to encourage participation and interaction. During the last 24 years we have posted […]
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May 5, 2012

Minutes of the Meeting of the African Proverbs Working Group, Saturday, 28 April 2012

  AFRICAN PROVERBS WORKING GROUP MEETING  10 a.m. to 3 p.m, Saturday, 28 April, 2012 Christ the Teacher Parish, Kenyatta University Nairobi, Kenya MINUTES Attendance 1.Allan Babunga […]
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January 29, 2011

Research and Writing on Sukuma Culture and Oral Literature in Tanzania is Alive and Well!

Research and Writing on Sukuma Culture and Oral Literature in Tanzania is Alive and Well!  In the last year we have seen the resurgence of research […]
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