- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
March 6, 2008
Faa yalo dzwaa gbe.. (Ga) The one who fetches the water is the one who is likely to break the pot. (English ) Ga (Ghana) Proverb […]
March 6, 2008
Njaa ngla leweni wכ ndoma lכ woma. (Mende) The dog was beaten by the rain because of love. (Literal English Translation) Love is blind. (Figurative English […]
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 6, 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 when […]
March 6, 2008
Umtajiri ntagira umsozi. (Shubi) Mtajiri hana mlima. (Swahili) A rich person does not have a mountain. (Literal English Translation) A rich person does not have to […]
March 6, 2008
When you sort out the grains, it becomes pure. (Tigrinya). Ukipepeta nafaka, inabaki iliyo safi. (Swahili) Tigrinya (Eritrea, Ethiopia) Proverb Background, Explanation, Meaning and Everyday Use […]
March 6, 2008
Otakubuza Lukole wahikile Mubaga. (Subi) Usiulize Lukole wakati umeishafika Mubaga. (Swahili) Don’t ask for Lukole when you have already reached [the village of] Mubaga. (Literal English […]
March 6, 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 […]