December 1, 2016

December, 2016 No, the bull will never bellow when it sleeps; neither will the cockerel ever crow without clapping its wings. Gusii (Kenya) Proverb

  Yaya, e’eri  tiyana kwana marara, na twani tiyana kobuga eta’ageti chimba. (Gusii)
Fahari haiwezi kunguruma akilala wala jogoo hawezi kuwika bila kupiga mabawa yake. (Swahili)
La vache beugle jarnais quand elle dort, ni le coq ne chante sans bouger ses ailes. (French)
No, the bull will never bellow when it sleeps; neither will the cockerel ever crow without clapping its wings. (English)

Gusii (Kenya) Proverb

November 1, 2016

November, 2016 A greedy man always has his eye on his wife’s pot. Kele (Democratic Republic of Congo) Proverb

  Botolome ya bokokota baiso ko ndaengo. (Kele)
Mwanaume mwenye tamaa jicho lake huwa katika sufuria. (Swahili)
Un glouton a toujours l’œil dans la casserole de sa femme. (French)
A greedy man always has his eye on his wife’s pot. (English)

Kele (Democratic Republic of Congo) Proverb

October 9, 2016

October, 2016 A dog cannot bark and bite at the same time. Chiga (Rwanda and Uganda) Proverb

Embwa tekumoka ekaruma. (Chiga)
Mbwa hawezi kupiga kelele na kuuma wakati mmoja. (Swahili)
Un chien ne peut pas aboyer et mordre dans le même temps. (French)
A dog cannot bark and bite at the same time. (English)

Chiga (Rwanda and Uganda) Proverb

September 3, 2016

September, 2016 A child eats at his/her parents even if he/she has poured out the flour. Nyanga (Northern Kivu Province Walikale Territory, DRC) Proverb

  Emuana uritanga, encano, w’arisa mu yakusianga mo’i kimua. (Nyanga)
Mtoto anakula kwa wazazi wake hata kama alimwaga unga. (Swahili)
L’enfant mange chez se parents meme s’il a verse la farine. (French)
A child eats at his/her parents even if he/she has poured out the flour. (English)

Nyanga (Northern Kivu Province Walikale Territory, DRC) Proverb

June 1, 2016

June 2016 The person who sees the in-laws to be bad is not the engaged woman. Tembo (DRC) Proverb

Baaya munga si bataaya muati. (Tembo)
Mara nyingi huona mkwe vibaya si binti. (Swahili)
Souvent celui qui voit le beau-fils mal n’est pas la fille. (French)
The person who sees the in-laws to be bad is not the engaged woman. (English)

Tembo (DRC) Proverb