- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
September 30, 2008
Nkore nkiyok natua norubare lkiye, naa nkore nkiyok naiichu nerubare nkichoni. (Samburu) Sikio lisilosikia hufuatwa na mauti na sikio linalosikia hufuatwa na baraka. (Swahili) A deaf […]
August 31, 2008
Entagambirwa esabala bw’aibumba. (Haya) Asiyehambilika hujabiri mto kwa mtumbwi wa udongo mfinyanzi. (Swahili) A stubborn person sails in a clay boat. (English) Haya […]
July 31, 2008
Koklo ka koli dzi, eno fe atafu nue wokena do. (Ewe) Un poussin qui fouille trop les tas des déchets (d’une poubelle) finit par rencontrer les […]
July 1, 2008
Jul. 2008: “A child of the kwale bird learns how to fly.” – Tonga (Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe) Proverb
Les poussins apprenant à voler, voleront et y percheront. (French) Nestling, learn how to fly. Perch. Your companion birds have perched. (Literal EnglishTranslation) A child of […]
June 24, 2008
Akbar na:r min asgar shara:r (Arabic) Le grand feu debute par le premier étincele. (French) Great fires erupt from tiny sparks. (English) Arabic (Libya) Proverb Background, […]
May 1, 2008
Isihlahla saziwa ngezithelo zaso. (Zulu). A tree is known by its fruit. (English) Zulu (South Africa, Swaziland) Proverb Background, Explanation, Meaning and Everyday Use The meaning […]
April 24, 2008
Agulu pii odiyo otac. (Acholi) Jungu la maji hukandamiza kata. (Swahili) The water pot presses upon the small circular pad. (English) Acholi (Uganda) Proverb Background, Explanation, […]
April 2, 2008
Nalung’wa naba. (Sukuma) Nimeumwa na mbung’o. (Swahili) I have been bitten by a tsetse fly. (English) Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb Background, Explanation, Meaning and Everyday Use This […]
March 24, 2008
Wacha noma, bonga amani. (Sheng) Leave bad things, talk peace. Dere amani manzee. (Sheng) Drive peace my colleagues. Sheng (Kenya) Sayings Background, Explanation, Meaning and Everyday […]