African Proverbs
African Proverbs
cape ghana heavy orphan proverbs rejoice
The orphan does not rejoice after a heavy breakfast. - Cape Coast, Ghana
bird coming ghana proverbs
By coming and going, a bird weaves its nest. Ashanti, Ghana
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
kenya praised proverbs
To be praised is to be lost. - Kikuyu, 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
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
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
eye proverbs
The eye is a coward. - Kalenjin (Kenya)
curse proverbs walk
It is better to walk than curse the road. - Wolof proverb, Senegal
early proverbs rising road
Rising early makes the road short. - Wolof proverb, Senegal
bad proverbs
There is no bad patience. - (Knappert, p. 46, 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