Ukapanda mano usamaswe phale. If you have no teeth, do not break the clay cooking pot. Chewa (Malawi) Proverb Nyanja (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia) Proverb Explanation: Many […]
Iireragira ruku-ini ni ikaya kuigana. It [a bug] grows up in dry wood, and yet comes to maturity. Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb Explanation: There is a type […]
Atannayita: y’atenda nnyina obufumbi (=okufumba) The person who has not traveled widely thinks his or her mother is the only cook (the best cook). Ganda […]
African Proverb of the MonthFebruary 2008 Kuteka Lesa ke kumweka bwishi ne. ([[Kaonde]])When God cooks, you don’t see smoke. (English) [[Kaonde]] (Zambia) Proverb Background, Explanation, […]
African Proverb of the Month June 1998 Nalukolekejaga sonda (ng’weli) walola lwala. (Sukuma) Nilikuonyesha nyota (mwezi) na uliangalia kidole tu. (Swahili) I pointed out to you […]