- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
September 30, 2010
African Proverb of the MonthOctober, 2010 Ate alé mwiono hisumbelo lya manyonyi. (Bembe)Mti ulio juu ya mlima (mbugani) ni pahali pa mkutano wa ndege. (Swahili)Un arbre […]
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 […]