- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
August 31, 2010
African Saying for the MonthSeptember, 2010 Rigita thi wega; ndwaheiruio ni aciari; ni ngombo uhetwo ni ciana ciaku. (Kikuyu) Itunze arthi vyema; hukupewa na wazazi; bali […]
August 1, 2010
African Proverb of the MonthAugust 2010 Ente etabani etwara omwana gwayo haihi n’omuhanda. (Hema)Ngombe mjinga hupeleka ndama karibu ya barabara. (Swahili)Une vache stupide conduit le veau […]
July 1, 2010
African Proverb of The MonthJuly 2010 Kakuthu kaneeyumba kayaa muti utemwa. (Kamba)Kichaka ambacho kimekua hakikosi mti wa kukatwa. (Swahili)Un buisson ne manque jamais un arbre utile à couper. […]
May 31, 2010
African Proverb of The MonthJune 2010 Mamina maushibana indi wamashika. (Lega)Abandonne la danse que tu es incapable de pratiquer. (French)Achana na dansi usioweza kupiga au kucheza. […]
April 30, 2010
African Proverb of The MonthMay 2010 Ntondo ikatondolaga. (Sukuma)Kesho hufanya ijulikane mambo yake. (Swahili)Demain se fait connaître demain. (French)Tomorrow makes known to us what tomorrow will […]
April 1, 2010
African Proverb of the MonthApril 2010 Ensanafu eyawukana ku mugenderero, n’efuuka kabasa. (Soga)Ensanafu eyawukana ku mugendo, y’efuuka kaasa. (Ganda)Siafu mwekundu aachae njia (nyayo) yake hugeuka siafu […]
February 28, 2010
African Proverb of the MonthMarch 2010 Amagezi muro bagwisha nzweri. (Hema)Hekima ni moto hupatikana kwa jirani. (Swahili) La sagesse est semblable au feu. On l’obtient chez […]
January 31, 2010
African Proverb of the MonthFebruary 2010 Totiana maseta, gwatiana masetoka. (Gusii)Usijisifu kuwa mutendaji wa jambo kabla, lakini jisifu baada ya kutenda. (Swahili)Ne te glorifie pas d’être […]
December 25, 2009
African Proverb of the MonthJanuary 2010 Akati kinikwa kakiri kabisa. (Kiga) Mti hukunjwa wakati ungali mchanga. (Swahili)On redresse l’arbre quand il est encore jeune. (French) A […]