- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
March 8, 2008
January 2005 Theme: Setting Priorities Igala (Nigeria) Proverb Oli fo’nu oko kpa ma gbaluka ebe. When a tree falls on a yam farm and kills the […]
March 8, 2008
February 2005 Theme: Patience Kuria (Kenya, Tanzania) Proverb Ng’ora, ng’ora, kirunguri gekuya gokerandi. Pole, pole uji uende kibuyu. (Swahili) Slowly, slowly, porridge goes into the gourd. […]
March 8, 2008
March 2005 Theme: Parental Care Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb Ngoko ya ng’wana itamilaga igino. Kuku mwenye vifaranga hamezi funza (nyungunyungu). (Swahili) The hen with baby chicks doesn’t […]
March 8, 2008
April 2005 Theme: God’s Comfort Arabic (Egypt and other North African countries) Proverb Maa daa’it illa maa forigat. (Colloquial Arabic) Inna maa al osr yosran. (Koran […]
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May 2005 Theme: Wisdom Rwanda and Rundi (Rwanda and Burundi) Proverb Ijambo ry-umukuru ritorwamo igufwa. De la parole d’un vieux on tire un os. (French) Ndani […]
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June 2005 Theme: Transformation Buli (Ghana) Proverb Pein dan kan jo ya, di voorika an tua. If an arrow has not entered deeply, then its removal […]
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July 2005 Theme: Contentment Mpoto (Malawi, Tanzania) Proverb Akolahee Ngorulahi kukosaa Ngarambangandu? Je, haupo uwezekano Ngorulahi akatosheka na Ngarambangandu kukosa? ( Swahili) Cannot Ngorulahi be satisfied […]
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August 2005 Theme: Affirmation Swahili (Eastern and Central Africa) also Sukuma and Ngoreme (Tanzania), Kuria (Kenya, Tanzania) Proverb Maji ya moto hayachomi nyumba. Hot water does […]
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September 2005 Theme: Respect for Others Anyuak (Ethiopia) Proverb Døø wøk adhienga teek. The beer is difficult to strain. (Literal English) Explanation SUN MON TUE […]