African Proverbs
African Proverbs
cooked corn handful people proverbs stiff thin three
One person is thin porridge or gruel; two or three people are a handful of stiff cooked corn meal. - Kuria, Kenya/Tanzania and Ngoreme, Tanzania
favors gets goodness people proverbs shown
Goodness gets a seat. - Igala, Nigeria. (Pachocinski, p. 224; explanation: good people will be shown favors and will live longer).
africa north proverbs youth
Instruction in youth is like engraving in stones. Berber, North Africa
friend proverbs rescue
Even a friend can not rescue one from old age. - Kalenjin (Kenya)
carefully character chicken observe proverb proverbs
Before the chicken carefully observe the character of your guest. Mandingo proverb
curse proverbs walk
It is better to walk than curse the road. - Wolof proverb, Senegal
bird coming ghana proverbs
By coming and going, a bird weaves its nest. Ashanti, Ghana
cannot proverbs smell
A hyena cannot smell its own stench. - Kalenjin (Kenya)
cape ghana heavy orphan proverbs rejoice
The orphan does not rejoice after a heavy breakfast. - Cape Coast, Ghana
kenya praised proverbs
To be praised is to be lost. - Kikuyu, Kenya
among cow feeds nose peace proverbs shows sitting
You are sitting in peace (unharmed): as the nose of a cow that feeds among thorntrees and shows no scars. Luganda, Uganda
proverbs talk
We should talk while we are still alive. - Kalenjin (Kenya)
bad proverbs
There is no bad patience. - (Knappert, p. 46, Swahili).
nigeria pillar proverbs
The pillar of the world is hope. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria