- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
March 6, 2008
When you sort out the grains, it becomes pure. (Tigrinya). Ukipepeta nafaka, inabaki iliyo safi. (Swahili) Tigrinya (Eritrea, Ethiopia) Proverb Background, Explanation, Meaning and Everyday Use […]
March 6, 2008
Otakubuza Lukole wahikile Mubaga. (Subi) Usiulize Lukole wakati umeishafika Mubaga. (Swahili) Don’t ask for Lukole when you have already reached [the village of] Mubaga. (Literal English […]
March 6, 2008
Ca ygwa opi ro ongona tiza ondro kandra kozi ka’do te owo’. (Moru). Mwana wa chifu anatakiwa kuokota kuni wakati mustakabali wake utakapomwangamiza. (Swahili) The chief’s […]
March 6, 2008
African Proverb of the MonthJune, 2006 Kulalya ukiwa kommba mndu vo / Ulandelye ukiwa ulandewe mndu pfo / Utametelya ukiva weva mndu kwi. (Three Chagga dialects)Usipopata […]
March 6, 2008
Keshi walyire kataera. (Tembo) Une dette n’est pas une perte lorsque le débiteur est connu. (French) A debt is not a loss once one knows the […]
March 6, 2008
Gnatola ma no kpon sia, eyenabe adelan to kpo mi sena. (Ewe-mina) A moins ce que le lion ait son propre narrateur, le chasseur aura toujours […]
March 6, 2008
Kukhuta kwa njiri, nkhumba nkhabe sekera bi. (Sena) Se o javali ficar saciado, o porco nao fica satisfeito (Literal: A saciedade do javali, o porco nao […]
March 6, 2008
Azru n-tmazirt yuf mraw n-wasif. (Southern Tashelhayt Berber) A stone from home is worth ten from the riverbed. (English) Une pierre de chez soi vaut dix […]
March 6, 2008
Ta n-ameri salah, ta n-amiksan sadsa. (Tuareg) The (word) of a friend makes you cry; the (word) of an enemy makes you laugh. (English) La (parole) […]