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lundi 21 juillet 2014

 African Proverbs


You learn a lot about a man by his behaviour when hungry
A Zambian proverb sent by Jonas Mumba in Nanchang, China
The hyena does not eat its baby, and you know how insatiable it is
A Kikuyu proverb sent by Jesuis John in Kenya
Things that you don't know are like a dark night
A Swahili proverb sent by Eshe, Birmingham, UK
It's only when a lion is sick that the antelope visits him to reclaim an old debt
An Igbo proverb sent by David Heart in Orlu, Imo state, Nigeria
If a dog bites you and you don't bite him back, it will say you have no teeth
A Sudanese proverb sent by Tut John Nyuon in Wollo, Ethiopia
When you see a frog climb a fence, you know that the ground is hot
A Krio proverb from Sierra Leone sent by Sigismond Wilson in Oklahoma, the US
A goat eats where it is tied
Sent by Alpha Amadou Bah, Conakry, Guinea
A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
An Igbo proverb sent by Vitus Uche Ngwumoha in Awo-omamma, Imo state, Nigeria
When killing a monkey do not stare into its face
A Chewa proverb sent by James J Awali in Blantyre, Malawi,and Suzgo Lungu in London, the UK
A poor man shames us all
A Gabbra/Borana proverb from northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia sent by Saied Usman Abdi in Winnipeg, Canada
If you throw ashes, ashes will follow you
A Krio proverb from Sierra Leone sent by Harold Wilson, Maryland, US
A man with a cough can never conceal himself
A Yoruba proverb sent by Consolata in Lagos, Nigeria
Kindness killed the partridge
A Chewa proverb sent by Missy Mercy-Elsie Kazembe, Malawi
The person who has an axe does not lack firewood
A Swahili proverb sent by William Jol Bak, Wau, South Sudan
A goat that dies in a barn was not killed by hunger
An Igbo proverb sent by Chukwuemeka Ekere, Nigeria
It is easy to be brave in a crowd
A Luhya proverb sent by John Manyalla, Kisumu, Kenya
Even the crazy can make some sense
Sent by Bethany Mzungu Moses, Lilongwe, Malawi
Staying near the anthill made the hartebeest brown
An Acholi proverb sent by Belkos Palenga in Gulu, Uganda
There is always a winner, even in a monkey's beauty contest
Sent by Martin Manyiel Wugol, Juba, South Sudan
No matter how sharp a knife is, it cannot cut its own handle
A Yoruba proverb sent by Yusufu Ameh, Lagos, Nigeria
He who does not admit defeat is not a sportsman
A Swahili proverb sent by Abdulreheman Dada, Luton, UK
It is the one whose leg you cured who kicks you with it
A Luganda proverb sent by Frank Morris Matovu and Kawooya Aloysius, both in Kampala, Uganda
When a madman walks naked it is his kinsmen who feel ashamed
Sent by Gerishon Wambui in Nigeria and Yennu Samuel Nantiib in Ghana
The cow that has stepped on the mud is assumed to have drunk water
A Kalanaga proverb sent by Eke Shakwe in Tutume, Botswana
No matter how tall the Iroko tree grows, it never touches the sky
Sent by Micheal Iroko, Lagos, Nigeria, and Sadiq Ali, Accra, Ghana
You cannot climb a tree from the top
Sent by Mary, San Diego, California, US
Judge not your beauty by the number of people who look at you, but rather by the number of people who smile at you
Sent by Nuriye Gezginci, Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
If you do not agree with the phases of the moon, get a ladder and repair it
A Hausa proverb sent by Jamil Habib, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
If a lizard decides to wear trousers, it should know where to put the tail
A Soga proverb sent by Jivram Orsbourne Rosenburg, Uganda
A dog with a bone in its mouth cannot bite
Sent by Williams Mawogole, Jinja, Uganda
Do not abuse midwives while children are still being born
A Swahili proverb sent by William Jol Bak Bak, Wau, South Sudan
The shea butter laughs at the salt when it rains, forgetting that the sun will soon shine
Sent by Emmanuel Fiamordzi, Accra, Ghana
A cowardly hyena lives longer but it suffers the most
Sent by Mario Tombe Lino Germiah in Juba, South Sudan
A monkey doesn’t laugh at a burning bush
Sent by Adam Zziwa Mbiringi and Ainomujuni Norman, both in Uganda
One can only go round a pepper tree, but can never climb it
An Igbo proverb sent by Emeka Obia and Ndudi Ateli, both from Nigeria, and Matamba, from Dakar, Senegal
The rough skin of a crocodile is what makes it beautiful
A Swahili proverb sent by Tosh Kasamba, Kenya
The axe forgets, the tree does not forget
A Swahili proverb sent by Israel Makaza, Zimbabwe

The basket goes where it will be returned
A Kinyarwanda proverb sent by Shyaka Ahmad Fababby, Kigali, Rwanda
No matter how hot your anger is, it cannot cook yam
Sent by Joyce Adhiambo in Nairobi, Kenya
A dog destined to be lost does not hear the hunter's whistle
A Yoruba proverb sent by Akande James, Ibadan, Nigeria
Big melons fall upon those who have no pot
An Ndebele proverb from Zimbabwe sent by Thoman Sikowelo, Johannesburg, South Africa
Rats don't dance in the cat's doorway
Sent by J Hendrix Fahnbulleh, Monrovia, Liberia
A person who walks wisely can travel a long distance
An Oromo proverb sent by Zerihun Tesfaye, Woliso, Ethiopia
If the owner of the goat is not afraid to travel by night, the owner of a hyena certainly will not be
A Hausa proverb sent by Salisu Ibrahim Mukhtar in Kano, Nigeria
A dog that belongs to everyone will die of hunger
Sent by Ibrahim Aboma, France
Ash laughs at flour
An Amharic proverb sent by Mekdes Gezahegn, Ethiopia
A fierce buffalo has its hide made into a shield
A Luo proverb sent by Owino Onyango Mak'Oburu in Kenya
If you try to straighten a sweet potato, it breaks
A Bemba proverb sent by James Chiwala, Ndola, Zambia
 It is the head that disturbs the wasp that the wasp stings
An Igbo proverb sent by Emeka Eze in Aba, Nigeria 

 No matter how long they live, donkeys are meals for hyenas
An Oromo proverb sent by Salah Ahmed in Minneapolis, US

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