- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
October, 2012
Ilmenqafeland’ufte, ad’aleindibdyufileind’ibdu. (Borana)
Mototo tayari kuzaliwa anapokuja kwa njia inayo faa, hu saidia mamaye na yeye binafsi. (Swahili)
Un travail bienfait, récompensera l’employeur et son employé. (French)
Work done in the right way rewards both the employer and the employee. (English)
Borana (Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Somalia) Proverb
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| Mũgogo wĩ rũũĩ ndũrĩ hĩndĩ ũgatwĩka kĩng’ang’i. (Gikuyu) |
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| Amazi gakulikila umgolomoko. (Shubi). |
African Proverb of the Month
June 2012
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| 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) |
