Oct. 1999: "The bush in which you hide has eyes." - Gusii (Kenya) Proverb
African Proverb of the Month October, 1999 Getutu kere maiso. The bush in which you hide has eyes. Gusii ( Kenya ) Explanation: A secret is compared to a bush in which a person hides, that is, your...
View ArticleSep. 1999: "If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you...
African Proverb of the Month September, 1999 If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a family (nation). Probably a Fanti ( Ghana ) Explanation: This...
View ArticleAug. 1999: "When the bag tears, the shoulders get a rest." Twi (Ghana) Proverb
African Proverb of the Month August, 1999 Kotoku tew a, na mmati adwo. When the bag tears, the shoulders get a rest. Twi ( Ghana ) Explanation: As the day approached for my departure from the USA to...
View ArticleJul. 1999: "Better a curtain hanging motionless than a flag blowing in the...
African Proverb of the Month July, 1999 Heri pazia kuliko bendera. Better a curtain hanging motionless than a flag blowing in the wind. Swahili (Eastern and Central Africa) Explanation: This common and...
View ArticleJun. 1999: "When an enemy digs a grave for you, God gives you an emergency...
Africa Proverb of the MonthJune, 1999 Umwáansi aguciira icoobo, Imáana ikaguciira icaanzo. Quand l'ennemi creuse une tombe pour toi, Dieu te prépare une issue de secours(French) When an enemy digs a...
View ArticleMay 1999: "The "hurry-hurry" person eats goat; the one who takes his or her...
Africa Proverb of the MonthMay, 1999 Lepotla-potla le ja poli; lesisitheho le ja khomo. The "hurry-hurry" person eats goat; the one who takes his or her time (or hesitates) eats beef. Sesotho (Lesotho...
View ArticleApr. 1999: "One person is thin porridge or gruel; two or three people are a...
Africa Proverb of the MonthApril, 1999 Omoonto umwi nkirunguuri, ababere nitoonge rebukima One person is thin porridge or gruel; two or three people are a lump (handful) of ugali (stiff cooked...
View ArticleMar. 1999: "Let the guest come so that the host or hostess may benefit (get...
African Proverb of the Month March, 1999 Mgeni njoo, mwenyeji apone. Let the guest come so that the host or hostess may benefit (get well). Swahili (Eastern and Central Africa) Proverb Explanation:...
View ArticleFeb. 1999: "One who enters the forest does not listen to the breaking of the...
African Proverb of the MonthFebruary, 1999 Uwaingila mu mushintu, tomfwa nswanswa. One who enters the forest does not listen to the breaking of the twigs in the brush. Bemba (Zambia) Proverb...
View ArticleJan. 1999: "By persevering the egg walks on legs. " - Oromo (Ethiopia)Proverb
African Proverb of the Month January, 1999 Turina keessatt killen millaan adeemti. By persevering the egg walks on legs. Oromo (Ethiopia) Proverb Explanation: "Waiting inside the egg eventually by foot...
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