| Year | Month | Contributor – Country of Origin |
Contributor- Country of Residence |
Language | Country |
| 2025 | Jan | Kenya | Kenya | Gikuyu | Kenya |
| Feb | Tanzania | Congo | Sukuma | Tanzania | |
| Mar | Tanzania | Italy | Bena | Tanzania | |
| Apr | Tanzania | Kenya | Sukuma | Tanzania | |
| May | Tanzania | Italy | Bena | Tanzania | |
| Jun | Congo | Kenya | Zulu | South Africa | |
| Jul | Tanzania | Italy | Bena | Tanzania | |
| Aug | Tanzania | Tanzania | Sukuma | Tanzania | |
| Sep | DRC | Kenya | Ga | Ghana | |
| Oct | Tanzania | Tanzania | Bena | Tanzania | |
| Nov | |||||
| Dec | |||||
| 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 | Tanzania | Tanzania | Swahili | Eastern and Central Africa | |
| 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. | ||||
| 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 |
240 Contributors – Country of Origin (Seventeen double, five triple authors and one quadruple)
| 70 – | Tanzania |
| 67 – | Kenya |
| 60- | Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) |
| 37 – | USA |
| 28 – | 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 |
240 Contributors – Country of Residence (Seventeen double and five triple authors and one quadruple)
| 142 | – | Kenya |
| 93 | – | Tanzania |
| 28 | – | USA |
| 08 | – | DRC |
| 03 | – | Ghana, South Sudan |
| 02 | – | Burundi, England, Ethiopia, Libya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia |
| 01 | – | Australia, Italy, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Egypt, India, Italy, Israel, Liberia, Madagascar, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa |
Number of Times the 156 Different Languages are Cited
| 40 | – | Sukuma |
| 21 | – | Gikuyu |
| 11 | Ganda | |
| 10 | Haya, Bena | |
| 09 | – | Swahili |
| 07 | – | Gusii |
| 06 | – | Rundi, Ewe, Kuria |
| 05 | – | Chewa, Luo, Nyanja, |
| 04 | – | Bembe, Zulu |
| 03 | – | Acholi, Akamba, Akan, Arabic, Ewe-Mina, Igbo, Ngoreme, Tembo, Luba-Katanga, Tugen, Ga |
| 02 | – | Bemba, Bukusu, Edo, Fon, 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
| 100 | – | Tanzania |
| 70 | – | Kenya |
| 46 | – | Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) |
| 27 | – | Uganda |
| 18 | – | 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.
Comments
- 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 313 “African Proverbs of the Month” from June, 1998 to October, 2025 there have been 316 contributions, 240 contributors, 156 Languages Cited and 49 Countries Cited.
- The major lacks are fewer contributions from women (only 64 out of 316), 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
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