- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
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) […]
March 6, 2008
Munyal deefan hayre. (Fulfulde) Avec beaucoup de patience on peut cuire même une pierre. (French) Patience can cook a stone. (English) Fulfulde (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, […]
March 6, 2008
Jojutupii ngakumanya mwini nzala. (Matengo) Aliyekwisha kushiba hamjui mwenye njaa. (Kiswahili) The person who has eaten and satisfied himself or herself does not care for the […]