Content Analysis of 305 “African Proverbs & Sayings of the Month” on the African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories Website (https://afriprov.tangaza.ac.ke) – June, 1998 to September, 2024

Year	Month	Contributor – Country of Origin	Contributor- Country of Residence	Language	Country
2024	Jan	Tanzania	Italy	Bena	Tanzania
	Feb	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Mar	Tanzania	Italy	Bena	Tanzania
	Apr	DRC-Congo	Kenya	Tetela	DRC-Congo
	May	Kenya	Kenya	Maasai	Kenya & Tanzania
	Jun	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Jul	DRC-Congo	Tanzania	Manyika	Zimbabwe & Mozambique
	Aug	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	Sep	Tanzania	Tanzania	Bena	Tanzania
	Oct
	Nov
	Dec

2023	Jan	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Feb	Tanzania	Kenya	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Mar	Tanzania	Kenya	Kalanga	Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa
	Apr	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	May	Kenya	Kenya	Gusii	Kenya
	Jun	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Jul	DRC	Kenya	Luba Katanga	DRC
	Aug	Tanzania	Kenya	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Sep	DRC	Kenya	Holoholo	Tanzania & DRC
	Oct	Tanzania	Kenya	Bena	Tanzania
	Nov	DRC	Kenya	Tugen	Kenya
	Dec	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania

2022	Jan	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	Feb	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Mar	DRC	Kenya	Fon	Nigeria
	Apr	Tanzania & USA	Tanzania & Kenya	Sukuma	Tanzania
	May	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	Jun	DRC	Kenya	Dinka	South Sudan
	Jul	DRC	Kenya	Agaw & Bukina Faso	Ethiopia, Eritrea and Burkina Faso
	Aug	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Sep	Kenya & Tanzania	Kenya	Suba	Kenya & Tanzania
	Oct	Tanzania	Kenya	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Nov	Tanzania	Kenya	Bena	Tanzania
	Dec	Kenya & Tanzania	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya

2021	Jan	Uganda	USA	Ganda	Uganda
	Feb	Tanzania	Kenya / Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Mar	Tanzania	Kenya / Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Apr	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	May	Kenya	Kenya	Zigula	Tanzania
	Jun	DRC	Kenya	Luba	DRC
	Jul	Tanzania	Kenya / Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Aug	DRC	Kenya	Bembe	DRC
	Sep	DRC	Kenya	Gweno	Tanzania
	Oct	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Nov	Uganda	USA	Ganda	Uganda
	Dec	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
2020	Jan	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Feb	DRC	Kenya	Manyika	Zimbabwe & Mozambique
	Mar	DRC	Kenya	Lopit	South Sudan
	April	Kenya	Kenya	Tiriki	Kenya
	May	DRC	Kenya	Yao	Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania
	Jun	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	July	Kenya	Kenya	Nuer	South Sudan, Ethiopia
	Aug	DRC	Kenya	Rufumbira	Uganda
	Sep	Kenya	Kenya	Ganda	Uganda
	Oct	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	Nov	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Dec	Kenya	Kenya	Kalanga	Botswana and Zimbabwe
2019	Jan	Kenya	Kenya	Kipsigis	Kenya
	Feb	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Mar	Kenya	Kenya	Ewe	Nigeria
	April	Kenya	Kenya	Soga	Uganda
	May	Tanzania	Kenya	Gweno	Tanzania
	Jun	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	July	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	Aug	DRC	Kenya	Medumba	Cameroon
	Sep	Tanzania	Tanzania	Haya	Tanzania
	Oct	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Nov	Uganda	Kenya	Toro	Uganda
	Dec	DRC	Kenya	Pare	Tanzania

2018	Jan	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Feb	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Rendille	Kenya
	Mar	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Nande	Democratic Republic of Congo / Uganda
	Apr	DRC	Kenya	Taabwa	DRC, Tanzania & Zambia
	May	Kenya	Kenya	Nandi	Kenya
	Jun	DRC	Kenya	Sango	Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Republic of the Congo, Tanzania
	Jul	DRC	Kenya	Runyoro	Uganda
	Aug	Kenya	Kenya	Saamia	Kenya and Uganda
	Sep	DRC	Kenya	Hemba	DRC, Zambia and Tanzania
	Oct	Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Nov	DRC	Kenya	Kabwari	Democratic Republic of Congo
	Dec	DRC	Kenya	Joba	Democratic Republic of Congo
2017	Jan	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Chonyi	Democratic Republic of Congo
	Feb	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Bangubangu	Democratic Republic of Congo
	Mar	Kenya	Kenya	Duruma	Kenya
	Apr	Kenya	Kenya	Runyankore	Uganda
	May	Kenya	Kenya	Teso	Kenya, Uganda
	Jun	USA	USA	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Jul	Kenya	Kenya	Tugen	Kenya
	Aug	Kenya	Kenya	Tachoni	Kenya
	Sep	Tanzania	Tanzania	Haya	Tanzania
	Oct	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Bwisha	Democratic Republic of Congo
	Nov	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Kwele	Democratic Republic of Congo
	Dec	Kenya	Kenya	Makonde	Kenya
2016	Jan.	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Tetela	Democratic Republic of Congo
	Feb	Kenya	Kenya	Samburu	Kenya
	Mar	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Holoholo	Democratic Republic of Congo
	Apr	Kenya	Kenya	Nyala	Kenya
	May	Kenya	Kenya	Digo	Kenya
	Jun	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Tembo	Democratic Republic of Congo
	Jul	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Nyaturu	Tanzania
	Aug	Kenya	Kenya	Turkana	Kenya
	Sep	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Nyanga	Democratic Republic of Congo
	Oct	Kenya	Kenya	Chiga	Uganda
	Nov	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Kele	Democratic Republic of Congo
	Dec	Kenya	Kenya	Gusii	Kenya
2015	Jan	Kenya	Kenya	Maasai	Kenya and Tanzania
	Feb	DRC	Kenya	Bemba	Zambia and DRC
	Mar	USA	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Apr	Tanzania	Tanzania	Haya	Tanzania
	May	DRC	Kenya	Mashi	Democratic Republic of Congo — DRC
	Jun	Kenya	Kenya	Luo	Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
	Jul	DRC	Kenya	Havu	Democratic Republic of Congo — DRC
	Aug	DRC	Kenya	Luba–Katanga	Democratic Republic of Congo — DRC
	Sep	DRC	Kenya	Kalenjin	Kenya and Uganda
	Oct	Ethiopia	Kenya	Burji	Ehiopia and Kenya
	Nov	Kenya	Kenya	Giriama	Kenya
	Dec.	Cameroon	Kenya	Eton	Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and São Tome
2014	Jan	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Rwanda	Rwanda
	Feb	USA	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Mar	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Gusii	Kenya
	April – May	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	June	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Lwalu	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
	July	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Somali	Somalia
	Aug.	Ghana	Kenya	Ewe	Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria
	Sep.	Kenya	Kenya	Maasai	Kenya and Tanzania
	Oct.	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Tembo	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
	Nov -Dec	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya

2013	Jan.	Kenya	Kenya	Bukusu	Kenya
	Feb.	United States of America	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Mar.	France	Tanzania	Sumbwa	Tanzania
	April.	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Tanzania	Nyindu	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
	May	Tanzania	Tanzania	Haya	Tanzania
	June	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Vira	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
	July	Uganda	Kenya	Acholi	Uganda, South Sudan
	August	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Rundi	Burundi, Rwanda
	September	Tanzania, France	Tanzania	Longo	Tanzania
	October	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	November	Uganda	USA	Ganda	Uganda
	December
2012	Jan.	Tanzania, France	Tanzania	Kerewe	Tanzania
	Feb.	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Orma	Kenya
	Mar.	United States of America	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Apr.	France	Tanzania	Subi	Tanzania
	May	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Kongo	Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Republic of Congo
	June.	Ghana	Kenya	Ewe	Ghana, Togo,Benin and Nigeria
	July.	France	Tanzania	Shubi	Tanzania
	August.	Congo	kenya	Kuba	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
	September.	Kenya	Kenya	Kikuyu	Kenya
	October.	Congo	Kenya	Borana	Kenya
2011	Jan.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Haya	Tanzania
	Feb.	France, Tanzania	Tanzania	Hangaza	Tanzania
	Mar.	Uganda	USA	Rwanda, Rundi	Rwanda, Burundi
	Apr.	France, Tanzania	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	May	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Lingala	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville)
	Jun.	France, Tanzania	Tanzania	Kara	Tanzania
	Jul.	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Songye	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
	Aug.	Kenya	Kenya	Gusii	Kenya
	Sep.	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Alur	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda
	Oct.	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Luba-Kasai	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
	Nov.	Uganda	Kenya	Acholi	Uganda, South Sudan
	Dec.	Kenya	Kenya	Maragoli	Kenya
2010	Jan.	Uganda, Kenya	Kenya	Kiga, Ankole	Uganda
	Feb.	Kenya	Kenya	Gusii	Kenya
	Mar.	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Hema	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
	Apr.	Uganda	USA	Soga, Ganda	Uganda
	May	USA	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Jun	Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC)	Kenya	Lega	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
	Jul.	Kenya	Kenya	Kamba	Kenya
	Aug.	Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC)	Kenya	Hema	Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC)
	Sep.	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	Oct.	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Bembe	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
	Nov.	Ghana	Kenya	Ewe	Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Togo
	Dec.	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
2009	Jan.	Nigeria	Kenya	Igbo	Nigeria
	Feb.	Uganda	Kenya	Acholi	Sudan, Uganda
	Mar.	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Bembe	DRC, Tanzania
	Apr.	Madagascar	Kenya	Malagasy	Madagascar
	May.	Kenya	Kenya	Luyia	Kenya
	Jun.	Italy	Kenya	Sena	Mozambique
	Jul.	Kenya/Kenya	Kenya/Kenya	Meru	Kenya
	Aug.	Cameroon	U.S.A.	Mafa	Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger
	Sep.	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	Oct.	Ghana	Kenya	Ewe	Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Togo
	Nov.	Uganda	U.S.A.	Ganda	Uganda
	Dec.	DRC	Kenya	Bembe	DRC, Tanzania
2008	Jan.	USA	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Feb.	USA/USA	Kenya/Tanzania	Kaonde	Zambia
	Mar.	Kenya/Kenya/USA	Kenya/Kenya/Kenya	Sheng	Kenya
	Apr.	Uganda	Kenya	Acholi	Sudan
	May	South Africa	USA	Zulu	South Africa, Swaziland
	Jun.	India	Libya	Arabic	Libya
	Jul.	Zambia	Kenya	Tonga	Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
	Aug.	Ghana	Kenya	Ewe	Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo
	Sep.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Haya	Tanzania
	Oct.	Kenya	Kenya	Samburu	Kenya
	Nov.	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	Kenya	Lega	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
	Dec.	Zambia	Zambia	Nyanja Chewa	Mozambique,Zambia, Zimbabwe Malawi
2007	Jan.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Haya, Sukuma Ganda	Tanzania Uganda
	Feb.	Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone	Mende	Sierra Leone
	Mar.	Ghana	USA	Ga	Ghana
	Apr.	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	May	Kenya	England	Luyia	Kenya
	Jun.	Tanzania/France	Tanzania/Tanzania	Shubi	Tanzania
	Jul.	India	Libya	Arabic	Libya
	Aug.	Zambia	Zambia	Bemba, Nyanja, Chewa	Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
	Sep.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Swahili	East & Central Africa
	Oct.	Israel	Israel	Akan	Ghana
	Nov.	South Africa	USA	Zulu	South Africa, Swaziland
	Dec.	Togo	USA	Ewe-Mina	Benin, Ghana, Togo
2006	Jan.	–	–	Tuareg	Algeria, Bukina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger
	Feb.	–	–	Southern Tashelhayt Berber	Algeria, Morocco
	Mar	Italy	Kenya	Sena	Mozambique
	Apr.	Togo	USA	Ewe-Mina	Benin, Ghana, Togo
	May	DRC	DRC	Tembo	DRC
	Jun.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Chagga	Tanzania
	Jul.	Kenya	Kenya	Moru	Sudan
	Aug.	Tanzania/France	Tanzania/Tanzania	Ganda	Uganda
	Sep.	Kenya	Kenya	Tigrinya	Eritrea, Ethiopia
	Oct.	Tanzania/France	Tanzania/France	Shubi	Tanzania
	Nov.	Togo	USA	Ewe-Mina	Benin, Ghana, Togo
	Dec.	Uganda/Uganda	Tanzania/Tanzania	Ganda	Uganda
2005	Jan.	Uganda	Tanzania	Ma’di	Sudan, Uganda
	Feb.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Luo	Kenya, Tanzania
	Mar.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Swahili	East & Central Africa
	Apr.	DRC	DRC	Tembo	DRC
	May	Bukina Faso	Bukina Faso	Moore	Bukina Faso
	Jun	Namibia	Namibia	Oshiwambo	Namibia
	Jul.	Italy	Kenya	Kongo	Angola, DRC
	Aug.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Ngoni	Tanzania, Mozambique
	Sep.	Nigeria	Nigeria	Esan	Nigera
	Oct.	Uganda	Kenya	Lugbara	Uganda, DRC
	Nov.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Matengo	Tanzania
	Dec.	Cameroon	USA	Fulfulde	Algeria, Burkina faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger
2004	Jan.	Tanzania/France	Tanzania/Tanzania	Longo	Tanzania
	Feb.	Sudan	Sudan	Toposa	Sudan
	Mar.	Malawi	Tanzania	Mpoto	Malawi, Tanzania
	Apr.	Tanzania/Tanzania/USA	Tanzania/Tanzania/Tanzania	Kuria	Kenya, Tanzania
	May	Egypt	Egypt	Arabic	Egypt and other North African countries
	Jun.	USA	Tanzania	Swahili Sukuma/Ngoreme Kuria	Eastern & Central Africa Tanzania Kenya, Tanzania
	Jul.	Kenya	Kenya	Gusii	Kenya
	Aug.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Haya	Tanzania
	Sep.	USA	Ghana	Dagbani	Ghana
	Oct.	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	Nov.	USA	Madagascar	Malagasy	Madagascar
	Dec.	India	India	Hausa	Nigeria
2003	Jan.	Nigeria	Nigeria	Yoruba, Idanre	Nigeria
	Feb.	Kenya	Kenya	Luo	Kenya, Tanzania
	Mar.	Sudan	Sudan	Nuba-Tira	Sudan
	Apr.	Kenya	Kenya	Sheng	Kenya
	May	Cameroon	USA	Mafa	Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger
	Jun	Tanzania/France	Tanzania/Tanzania	Sumbwa	Tanzania
	Jul.	Nigeria	Sierra Leone	Igala	Nigeria
	Aug.	Tanzania	USA	Bena	Tanzania
	Sep.	Burundi	Burundi	Rundi	Burundi
	Oct.	Tanzania/USA	Tanzania/Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Nov.	Ghana	Ghana	Akan	Ghana, Ivory Coast
	Dec.	USA	USA	Anyuak	Ethiopia
2002	Jan.	Zimbabwe	Australia	Shona	Zimbabwe
	Feb.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Zinza	Tanzania
	Mar.	Kenya	Kenya	Tharaka, Gikuyu	Kenya
	Apr.	USA	Tanzania	Kuria	Kenya/Tanzania
	May Jun.	Kenya	Kenya	Bukusu	Kenya
	Jul.	Sudan	Sudan	Toposa	Sudan
	Aug.	Liberia	Liberia	Bassa	Liberia
	Sep	Malawi	Mwalawi	Tonga	Malawi
	Oct.	Kenya	Kenya	Nandi	Kenya
	Nov.	USA	Senegal	Wolof	Senegal, Gambia
	Dec.	Uganda	USA	Rwanda Rundi	Rwanda Burundi
2001	Jan.	Ghana	USA	Ga	Ghana
	Feb.	Sudan/Sudan	Tanzania/Tanzania	Balanda/Belanda Viri Sudanese Colloquial Spoken Arabic	Djibouti Egypt, Etrirea Sudan
	Mar.	Sierra Leone	Tanzania	Krio Edo	Sierra Leone Nigera
	Apr.	DRC	DRC	Songe	DRC
	May	Nigeria	England	Edo	Nigeria
	Jun.	USA	USA	Bambara	Mali
	Jul.	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	Aug.	Uganda	USA	Soga, Ganda	Uganda
	Sep.	Tanzania/Tanzania	Tanzania/Tanzania	Kwaya	Tanzania
	Oct.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Haya	Tanzania
	Nov.	USA	Tanzania	Swahili* Gikuyu Kuria Ngoreme	Eastern & Central Africa Kenya Kenya/Tanzania Tanzania
	Dec.	Kenya	Kenya	Bukusu	Kenya
2000	Jan.	USA	Botswana	Tswana	Botswana
	Feb.	USA	USA	Chewa Nyanja	Malawi Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia
	Mar.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Ngoreme	Tanzania
	Apr.	South Africa	South Africa	Zulu	South Africa Swaziland
	May	USA	Kenya	Tugen	Kenya
	Jun.	Kenya	Kenya	Luo	Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
	Jul.	USA/USA	Ethtiopia/Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Aug.	USA	Ghana	Buli	Ghana
	Sep	Tanzania	Tanzania	Ngoni	Tanzania, Mozambique
	Oct.	Kenya	Kenya	Akamba	Kenya
	Nov.	Uganda	USA	Ganda	Uganda
	Dec.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Haya	Tanzania
1999	Jan.	Tanzania	Tanzania	Haya	Tanzania
	Feb.	Zambia	USA	Bemba	Zambia
	Mar	USA	Tanzania	Swahili*	Eastern and Central Africa
	Apr.	Tanzania/USA	Tanzania/Tanzania	Kuria	Kenya, Tanzania
	May	USA	USA	Sesotho	Lesotho, South Africa
	Jun.	Burundi	Burundi	Rundi	Burundi
	Jul.	USA	Tanzania	Swahili*	Eastern and Central Africa
	Aug.	USA	USA	Twi Luo	Ghana Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
	Sep.	Togo	USA	Fanti	Ghana
	Oct.	Kenya	Kenya	Gusii	Kenya
	Nov.	USA	Tanzania	Fipa	Tanzania
	Dec.	Togo	USA	Ewe	Benin, Ghana, Togo
1998	Jun.	USA	Tanzania	Sukuma	Tanzania
	Jul.	USA	Tanzania	Akan Ewe	Ghana, Ivory Coast Benin, Ghana, Togo
	Aug.	USA	Tanzania	Ganda Akamba, Gikuyu Haya Igbo, Yoruba Bemba	Uganda Kenya Tanzania Nigeria Zambia
	Sept.	Kenya	Kenya	Gikuyu	Kenya
	Oct.	Malawi	Malawi	Chewa Nyanja	Malawi Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia
	Nov.	USA	Tanzania	Igbo	Nigeria
	Dec.	USA	Ethiopia	Oromo	Ethiopia

237 Contributors – Country of Origin (Seventeen double, five triple authors and one quadruple)

66 –	Kenya
67 –	Tanzania
59-	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
37 –	USA
27 –	Ghana
17 –	Uganda
12 –	Sudan
11 –	France
06 –	Nigeria
04 –	Zambia, Cameroon
03 –	India, Italy, Malawi, South Africa
02 –	Burundi, Sierra Leone
01 –	Benin, Burkina Faso, Eqypt, Israel, Liberia, Namibia, Madagascar, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe

237 Contributors – Country of Residence (Seventeen double and five triple authors and one quadruple)

141	–	Kenya
93	–	Tanzania
28	–	USA
07	–	DRC
03	–	Ghana, South Sudan
02	–	Burundi, England, Ethiopia, Libya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia
01	–	Australia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Egypt, India, Italy, Israel, Liberia, Madagascar, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa

Number of Times the 156 Different Languages are Cited

37	–	Sukuma
20	–	Gikuyu
11		Ganda
10		Haya
08	–	Swahili
07	–	Gusii
06	–	Rundi, Ewe, Kuria, Bena
05	–	Chewa, Luo, Nyanja,
04	–	Bembe
03	–	Acholi, Akamba, Akan, Arabic, Ewe-Mina, Igbo, Ngoreme, Tembo, Zulu, Luba-Katanga, Tugen
02	–	Bemba, Bukusu, Edo, Fon, Ga, Hema, Kalanga, Kongo, Lega, Longo, Luba-Kasai, Luyia, Mafa, Malagasy, Nandi, Ngoni, Rendille, Rwanda, Sena, Shubi, Soga, Subi, Tonga, Toposa, Yoruba, Tetela, Maasai, Manyika.
01	–	Agaw, Dinka, Alur, Ankole, Anyuak, Balanda/Belanda Viri, Bambara, Bassa, Bangubangu, Buli, Bwisha, Chagga, Chiga, Chonyi, Dagbani, Digo, Duruma, Esan, Fanti, Fipa, Fulfulde, Gweno, Hangaza, Hausa, Havu, Hemba, Holoholo, Idanre, Igala, Joba, Kabwari, Kalenjin, Kaonde, Kara, Kele, Kerewe, Kiga, Kipsigis, Krio, Kwaya, Lingala, Lopit, Lugbara, Ma’di, Makonde, Medumba, Mende, Meru, Modern Standard Written Arabic, Maragoli, Mashi, Matengo, Moore, Moru, Mpoto, Nande, Nuba-Tira, Nuer, Nyanga, Nyaturu, Nyindu, Oshiwambo, Oromo, Orma, Pare, Rufumbira, Runyankore, Runyoro, Saamia, Samburu, Sango Sesotho, Sheng, Shona, Somali, Songe, Songye, Sudanese Colloquial Spoken Arabic, Southern Tashelhayt Berber, Sumbwa, Taabwa, Tashoni,Teso, Tiriki,Tharaka, Tigrinya, Toro, Tswana, Tuareg, Turkana, Twi, Wolof, Yao, Zigula, Zinza, Suba

Number of Times the 49 Countries are Cited

93	–	Tanzania
69	–	Kenya
46	–	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
27	–	Uganda
17	–	Ghana, Nigeria
15	–	Mozambique
12	–	South Sudan
11	–	Benin, Togo
10	–	Zambia,
09	–	Burundi, Sudan
08	–	Zimbabwe
07	–	Rwanda
06	–	Malawi
06	–	South Africa,
04	–	Niger, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso,
03	–	Angola, Mali, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville), Eritrea,
02	–	Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Libya, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Swaziland,Chad
01	–	Comoros,Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Lesotho, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, São Tome, Senegal, Somalia.

Note
Swahili is spoken in the following Eastern and Central Africa countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Libya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Source: Ethnologue: Africa.

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Five proverbs covered two month periods making a total of eight special months (December, 1998 — January, 1999; May — June, 2002; April – May, 2014; November – December, 2014 and February March 2021 respectively). There were no proverbs in November and December, 2012 so during this period of 304 “African Proverbs of the Month” from June, 1998 to September, 2024 there have been 305 contributions, 237 contributors, 156 Languages Cited and 49 Countries Cited.
The major lacks are fewer contributions from women (only 59 out of 304), fewer contributions from French-speaking Africa and fewer contributions from North Africa.

Complied and analyzed by:

Rev. Joseph Healey, M.M.
Moderator – African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories Website

JoeHealey@jghealey.com

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

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