African Proverbs
African Proverbs
africa bones dogs gives prefer proverbs west
Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat,it is just that no one ever gives them meat. Akan proverb, West Africa
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The best of mankind is a farmer; the best food is fruit. - Ethiopia
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A stranger does not skin a sheep that is paid as a fine at a chief's court. - Cape Coast, Ghana
idle nigeria proverbs
The crows, the idle person grumbles. - Yoruba, Nigeria
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The elephant never gets tired of carrying its tusks. Vai, Liberia
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The pillar of the world is hope. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria
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If your buttocks burn, you know you have done wrong.
age nigeria proverbs
When cutting, look at the age of the machete. - Fulfulde, Nigeria