African Proverbs
African Proverbs
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
proverbs superior wealth
A man's wealth may be superior to him. Cameroon
proverb proverbs teach traditions
The young can't teach traditions to the old. - Yoruba proverb
cape fine ghana paid proverbs sheep skin stranger
A stranger does not skin a sheep that is paid as a fine at a chief's court. - Cape Coast, Ghana
cannot proverbs smell
A hyena cannot smell its own stench. - Kalenjin (Kenya)
kenya produced proverbs smoke suffer
You suffer from smoke produced by the firewood you fetched yourself. Luhya, Kenya
donkey knows proverbs
A donkey knows no gratitude. - (Knappert, p. 138, Swahili)
falls proverbs rain
God's rain falls even on the . - Fipa, Tanzania
found lack proverbs
The rainmaker who doesn't know what he's doing will be found out by the lack of clouds. Luganda, Uganda
early proverbs rising road
Rising early makes the road short. - Wolof proverb, Senegal
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).
bound proverbs
If one is roasting two potatoes, one of them is bound to get charred. - Kikuyu, Kenya.