Charles Gikera – Page 5 – African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories

February 1, 2021

April 2021, A flexible tree is never broken by the wind.

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February 1, 2021

March 2021, A deaf ear is followed by death and an ear that listens is followed by blessings.

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February 1, 2021

February 2021, Two fingers killed a louse.

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February 1, 2021

January 2021, It doesn’t matter how tall your grandfather was.

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February 1, 2021

February-March, 2021 The pursuit of grasshoppers is done in the morning. Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb

Isunga ng’humbi lili dilu. (Sukuma) Utafutaji wa panzi ni asubuhi. (Swahili) La poursuite des sauterelles se fait le matin. (French) The pursuit of grasshoppers is done […]

January 7, 2021

January 2021 Your elder sibling’s pocket or bag does not contain your savings/contents. Ganda (Uganda) Saying

Ensawo ya mukuluwo tekuterekera. (Ganda) Mfuko wa mkubwao haukubebei chako. (Swahili) La poche de ton ainé ne contient rien pour toi. (French) Your elder sibling’s pocket […]

December 26, 2020

Minutes of the African Proverbs Working Group (APWG) Executive Committee Hybrid Meeting (Physical and Zoom) held on Saturday, 14 November 2020, at the School of the Precious Blood Sisters, Kawangware, Nairobi, Kenya

Present Grace Njau (host) – Chairperson + 254 722 260 078 annegracenj@gmail.com Joseph Kai Kariuki – Secretary +254 700 446 884 josephkaikariuki@gmail.com Margaret Wambere […]

December 1, 2020

December, 2020 It is lame, but now it is a big ox and able to graze with its lameness. Kalanga (Botswana and Zimbabwe ) Proverb

Chabe chigondola, chabe ching’ombe, kukhona fula bulema gwacho. (Kalanga). Beberu mlemavu na sasa ni mkubwa angali ajilisha. (Swahili). Il est boiteux, il est maintenant un grand […]

November 3, 2020

November, 2020 To lose the way is to find the way. Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb

Kuhubha nzila hu gumana nzila. (Sukuma) Kukosea njia ndiyo kujua njia. (Swahili) Perdre le chemin, c’est trouver le chemin. (French) To lose the way is to […]