- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
September 25, 2008
February 2012Beauty Mboka ezangaka mwasi kitoko te. (Lingala) Kijiji hakikosi kamwe msichana mrembo. (Swahili) Il ne manque jamais une belle fille dans un village. (French) A […]
March 8, 2008
Ca ygwa opi ro ongona tiza ondro kandra kozi ka’do te owo’. (Moru).Mwana wa chifu anatakiwa kuokota kuni wakati mustakabali wake utakapomwangamiza. (Swahili)The chief’s son has […]
March 8, 2008
Koklo metsoa pu adika soa avu o (Ewe-Mina) Le chien n’est pas inquiet quand la poule s’empare de l’os (French) The dog does not worry […]
March 8, 2008
Zakoma-zakoma, pusi adagwa (anagwa) chagada (cagada). (Nyanja, Chewa) Asiyesikia la mkuu huvunjika guu. (Figurative Swahili) Greed led the monkey to fall on its back. (Literal […]
March 8, 2008
Jojutupii ngakumanya mwini nzala. (Matengo)Aliyekwisha kushiba hamjui mwenye njaa. (Swahili)The person who has eaten and satisfied himself or herself does not care for the one who […]
March 8, 2008
Mila mata, pewiyomboka mtandu wa libihi. (Ngoni)Umeze mate unapovuka juu ya daraja la gogo moja. (Literal Swahili)Penye kikwazo piga moyo konde. (Figurative Swahili)Swallow saliva before you […]
March 8, 2008
Takipar bich che meloljinge ma. (Tugen)How easy it is to defeat people who do not kindle fire for themselves. (English) Tugen (Kenya) explanation…
March 8, 2008
Abayita ababiri bajjukanya (=bejjukanya). (Ganda)Waendao pamoja hugutushana. (Literal Swahili Translation)Umoja ni nguvu. (Figurative Swahili Translation)Those who walk together warn each other. (Literal English Translation)Unity is strength. […]
March 8, 2008
El dzamel ma ishbeh aouz rugupta. (Arabic) The camel does not see the bend in its neck. (English) Arabic (Libya) explanation..