- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
September 25, 2008
August 2009Actions Not Words Isihlahla saziwa ngezithelo zaso. (Zulu) Mti hujuliana kwa matunda yake. (Swahili) A tree is known by its fruit. (English) Zulu (South Africa, […]
September 25, 2008
May 2009Avoid Disruption of Harmony and Peace in Society Ungichogotha nyoka, no nginya wiharirie kurumwo niyo. (Gikuyu) Ukichokoza nyoka, hauna budi hujitayarisha kuumwanayo.(Swahili) If you rattle […]
September 25, 2008
May 2010Not Taking Health for Granted Akpa le tome gake menya tsi fe vevie nyenyeo. (Ewe) A fish is in water but does not know the […]
September 25, 2008
August 2010Working Together Mukami tiwe muruti nguha. (Gikuyu) Aanayekama no tofauti sana na anayetoa (ng’ombe) kupe/mbung’o. (Swahili) The one who milks the cow is not the […]
September 25, 2008
May 2010Promoting Medicine from Trees and Plants Isihlahla saziwa ngezithelo zaso. (Zulu) A tree is known by its fruit. (English) Zulu (South Africa, Swaziland) Proverb Sunday […]
September 25, 2008
August 2011Preventing Forest Fires Akbar na:r min asgar shara:r (Arabic) Le grand feu debute par le premier étincele. (French) Great fires erupt from tiny sparks. (English) […]
September 25, 2008
May 2012Motherhood Atannayita: y’atenda nnyina obufumbi (=okufumba) (Ganda) The person who has not travelled widely thinks his or her mother is the only cook (the […]
September 25, 2008
August 2012Sisterhood Walya ékongyé tù kone m’moka. (Bembe) Ne rompez jamais la fraternité à cause de la bonne moisson du maïs. (French) Uvunapo mahindi, chunga usi […]
September 25, 2008
July 2009Foster Dialogue Nkore nkiyok natua norubare lkiye, naa nkore nkiyok naiichu nerubare nkichoni. (Samburu) Sikio lisilosikia hufuatwa na mauti na sikio linalosikia hufuatwa na baraka. […]