Tag Archives: Ghana

Gonja – KIL ASHEŊ KO (Poem)

Written by: Dramani Dari  (Winneba University) KIL ASHEŊ KO Kil asheŋ ko Nɛ asheŋ e kil fo Asheŋ maa nite jaga Bomin e naa kil amo a sa mo kumu Fo ka bee ju asheŋpa be kubol Nɛ asheŋ lubi … Continue reading

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Ewe proverbs

Collected by: Cephas yao Agbemenu,  African proverbs,sayings and stories (visit to read proverbs explanations)   1.   Koklo ka koli dzi, eno fe atafu nue wokena do.  A chicken that keeps scratching the dung-hill will soon find the mother’s thigh bones.  … Continue reading

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Ga Proverbs

Collected by:  African proverbs,Sayings and stories (visit to read proverbs explanation) 1. Faa yalo dzwaa gbe.   The one who fetches the water is the one who is likely to break the pot.   

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Dagomba Proverbs

Collected by:  African proverbs,Sayings and stories (visit to read proverbs explanation)   1. Naawuni yi kabigi a gbali, o ni wuhi a ni yen kpahi shem.     If God breaks your leg, He will teach you how to limp. 

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Buli Proverbs

Collected by:  African proverbs,Sayings and stories (visit to read proverbs explanation)   1. Pein dan kan jo ya, di voorika an tua.     If an arrow has not entered deeply, then its removal is not hard.

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