Tag Archives: Proverbs

Ewe proverbs

Posted on August 21, 2015 by

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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Luo proverbs

Posted on July 7, 2015 by

Collected by:  African proverbs,Sayings and stories (visit to read proverbs explanation)   1. Agulu kidiedi maonge tach.                                                   … Continue reading →

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Ganda proverbs

Posted on July 7, 2015 by

Collected by:  African proverbs,Sayings and stories (visit to read proverbs explanation)   1. Abayita ababiri bajjukanya (=bejjukanya).     Those who walk together warn each other. (Unity is strength)  2. Ssentamu nkadde, togiteresa munno.     You would not entrust an old cooking pot … Continue reading →

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Maasai Proverbs

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

Collected by:  African proverbs,Sayings and stories (visit to read proverbs explanation)   1.  Ainyoo pee iton enaa enkitok nayamishe?      Why do you behave like a woman whose son has just gotten married? 

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Fipa Proverbs

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

Collected by:  African proverbs,Sayings and stories (visit to read proverbs explanation)   1. Ichifulala ukasi chitisi kulemesha inzuusi.     One who bathes willingly with cold water doesn’t feel the cold.

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Ga Proverbs

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

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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Fulani Proverbs

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

Collected by:  African proverbs,Sayings and stories (visit to read proverbs explanation)   1. Munyal deefan hayre.                        Patience can cook a stone. 

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Kwanyama (Oshiwambo) Proverbs

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

Collected by:  African proverbs,Sayings and stories (visit to read proverbs explanation)   1. Waalombwelwa noyi niiso paantu.    If you do not listen to good advice, you will be embarrassed in public.

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Ngoreme proverbs

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

Collected by:  African proverbs,Sayings and stories (visit to read proverbs explanation)   1. Utamirhe ya mokorho, urhagenda bwirhe.     If you refuse the elder’s advice you will walk the whole day. 

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Luyia proverbs

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

Collected by:  African proverbs,Sayings and stories (visit to read proverbs explanation)   1. Akakhura keetsa inyungu ebuleka.     Beer that will spoil ferments unequally. 2. Imbwa inzifu yemanya.     A thieving dog knows itself. 

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