- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
March 2, 2008
Amihwa gaholela nwele. ( Longo) Miba imepoa kwenye wayo. (Swahili) The thorn in your foot is temporarily appeased, but it is still in. (English) Longo (Tanzania) […]
March 2, 2008
Døø wøk adhienga teek. (Anyuak) The beer is difficult to strain. (English) Anyuak (Ethiopia) Proverb Background, Explanation, Meaning and Everyday Use Beer plays an important […]
March 2, 2008
Aberewa hwe abofra ma ofifir se nna abofra so hwe aberewa ma nese tutu. (Akan) The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth […]
March 2, 2008
Ngoko ya ng’wana itamilaga igino.(Sukuma) Kuku mwenye vifaranga hamezi funza (nyungunyungu). (Swahili) The hen with baby chicks doesn’t swallow the worm. (English) Sukuma ( Tanzania) Proverb […]
March 2, 2008
Ahari amahoro umuhoro uramwa. (Rundi) Là où il y a la paix une serpette peut raser/couper les cheveux. (French) Kuliko na amani mundu hunyoa ndevu/hukata nywele. […]
March 2, 2008
Ugendelage uludodi ulukafu luladenyeha. (Bena) Tembelea mti mbichi mkavu utavunjika. (Swahili) Walk on a fresh tree, the dry one will break. (English) Bena ( Tanzania ) […]
March 2, 2008
Oli fo’nu oko kpa ma gbaluka ebe. (Igala) When a tree falls on a yam farm and kills the farm’s owner, you don’t waste time counting […]
March 2, 2008
Gaba malusi ne mamvi. (Sumbwa) Yamekuwa matapishi na mavi. (Swahili) Like vomit and shit under your feet (the rumormonger spreads scandal).(English) Sumbwa ( Tanzania ) Proverb […]
March 2, 2008
Kud mbelawa a hada a hwad. (Mafa) Les larmes de l’orphelin coulent dans le ventre. (French) The tears of the orphan run inside. (English) Mafa ( […]