- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
October 31, 2021
Bwotuula ku ssiga towanvuwa. (Ganda) Ukikaa juu mawe ya mafiga hautakua mrefu. (Swahili) Quand tu t’assoies sur les trois pieces du foyer tu risques de ne […]
January 7, 2021
Ensawo ya mukuluwo tekuterekera. (Ganda) Mfuko wa mkubwao haukubebei chako. (Swahili) La poche de ton ainé ne contient rien pour toi. (French) Your elder sibling’s pocket […]
August 31, 2020
Akanyonyi kakozesa byo oya birara okuzimba ekisu kyaako.(Kooki) Ndege hujenga kiota kwa kutumia manyoya ya ndege wengine. (Swahili) Quand l’oiseau construit son nid, Il utilise les […]
November 4, 2013
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Ssebuwufu bwa ngo, tebuyitibwaamu mbwa. (Luganda) M'mbwa hawezi kamwe kutembea katika nyayo za chui. ( Swahili) Le chien ne peut jamais pietiner sur les pas du leopard. (French) The paw prints (tracks) of a leopard are not be trodden in by a dog. (English) |
Ganda (Uganda) Proverb
April 1, 2010
African Proverb of the MonthApril 2010 Ensanafu eyawukana ku mugenderero, n’efuuka kabasa. (Soga)Ensanafu eyawukana ku mugendo, y’efuuka kaasa. (Ganda)Siafu mwekundu aachae njia (nyayo) yake hugeuka siafu […]
November 1, 2009
African Proverb of The MonthNovember 2009 Ssentamu nkadde, togiteresa munno. (Ganda) Hutoacha chungu chako kizee kitunzwe na rafiki yako. (Swahili) On ne laisse pas sa vieille […]
March 6, 2008
Obusisi bubili tibulemwa nsenene emoi. (Haya) Sisimizi wawili hawashindwi kuvuta panzi mmoja. (Swahili) Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper. (English) Haya (Tanzania) Proverb […]
March 6, 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 […]
March 1, 2008
African Proverb of the Month August, 2001 Amaadhi amasabe tigamala ndigho. (Soga) Maji ya bure hayakati kiu. (Swahili) Water that has been begged for does not […]