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  • 2008 African Proverb of the Month

2008 African Proverb of the Month

  • Dec. 2008: “When a leaf falls to the ground, the tree gets the blame/the shame goes to the tree.” – Nyanja (Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Chewa (Malawi) Proverb
  • Nov. 2008: “It is only a male elephant that can save another one from a pit.” – Lega (Democratic Republic of the Congo – DRC) Proverb
  • Oct. 2008: “A deaf ear is followed by death and an ear that listens is followed by blessings.” – Samburu (Kenya) Proverb
  • Sep. 2008: “A stubborn person sails in a clay boat.” – Haya (Tanzania) Proverb
  • Aug. 2008: “A chicken that keeps scratching the dung-hill will soon find the mother’s thigh bones.” Ewe (Ghana, Benin, Nigeria and Togo) Proverb
  • Jul. 2008: “A child of the kwale bird learns how to fly.” – Tonga (Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe) Proverb
  • Jun. 2008: “Great fires erupt from tiny sparks.” – Arabic (Libya) Proverb
  • May 2008: “A tree is known by its fruit. ” – Zulu (South Africa, Swaziland) Proverb
  • Apr. 2008: “The water pot presses upon the small circular pad.” – Acholi (Uganda) Proverb
  • Mar. 2008: “Leave bad things, talk peace.” – Sheng (Kenya) Sayings
  • Feb. 2008: “When God cooks, you don’t see smoke.” – Kaonde (Zambia) Proverb
  • Jan. 2008: “I have been bitten by a tsetse fly.” – Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb
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