African Proverbs
African Proverbs
friend proverbs rescue
Even a friend can not rescue one from old age. - Kalenjin (Kenya)
ant claws moves proverbs red wide
Be on the alert, like the red ant that moves with its claws wide open. Uganda
ant cannot nigeria proverbs shade taller tree
A tree not taller than an ant cannot shade you. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria
curse proverbs walk
It is better to walk than curse the road. - Wolof proverb, Senegal
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
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
follow proverbs running
Do not follow a person who is running a way. - Kalenjin (Kenya)
carrying man proverbs
Do not tell the man carrying you that he stinks. Sierra Leone
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
best ethiopia food mankind proverbs
The best of mankind is a farmer; the best food is fruit. - Ethiopia
eye proverbs
The eye is a coward. - Kalenjin (Kenya)
proverbs talk
We should talk while we are still alive. - Kalenjin (Kenya)