African Proverbs
African Proverbs
ant cannot nigeria proverbs shade taller tree
A tree not taller than an ant cannot shade you. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria
idle nigeria proverbs
The crows, the idle person grumbles. - Yoruba, Nigeria
nigeria pillar proverbs
The pillar of the world is hope. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria
age nigeria proverbs
When cutting, look at the age of the machete. - Fulfulde, Nigeria
early proverbs rising road
Rising early makes the road short. - Wolof proverb, Senegal
curse proverbs walk
It is better to walk than curse the road. - Wolof proverb, Senegal
kenya praised proverbs
To be praised is to be lost. - Kikuyu, Kenya
proverbs talk
We should talk while we are still alive. - Kalenjin (Kenya)
found lack proverbs
The rainmaker who doesn't know what he's doing will be found out by the lack of clouds. Luganda, Uganda
lion proverbs roaring
He flees from the roaring lion to the crouching lion. Sechuana
bad proverbs
There is no bad patience. - (Knappert, p. 46, Swahili).
falls proverbs rain
God's rain falls even on the . - Fipa, Tanzania
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
ant claws moves proverbs red wide
Be on the alert, like the red ant that moves with its claws wide open. Uganda