Igbo
Ị mara asụ
sụọ
n’odo. Ị
maghị
asụ
sụọ
n’ala.
sụọ
n’odo. Ị
maghị
asụ
sụọ
n’ala.
Meaning:
The wise uses counsel
wisely but the foolish abuse it.
The wise uses counsel
wisely but the foolish abuse it.
Hausa
Kwadayi mabudin wahala
Meaning:
Greed is the key path to trouble.
Greed is the key path to trouble.
Yoruba
Bi
a ba fi owo otun ba Omo wi, a fi tosi fa mora.
a ba fi owo otun ba Omo wi, a fi tosi fa mora.
Meaning: When a child is beaten with the right hand, we
draw him/her closer with the left hand
draw him/her closer with the left hand
Uganda
Luganda
“Okwambala obulungi si kuwasa,
ssinga wakasanke amaze abakyaala emugga.”
Meaning: Dressing
smartly doesn’t always imply that one is getting married otherwise “Kasanke”
the bird with dazzling and beautiful feathers would have all the ladies for itself.
smartly doesn’t always imply that one is getting married otherwise “Kasanke”
the bird with dazzling and beautiful feathers would have all the ladies for itself.
Mozambique
O homem comum fala, o sábio escuta, o tolo discute
Meaning:
The common man speaks, the wise man listens, and the fool argues.
The common man speaks, the wise man listens, and the fool argues.
Sierra Leone :
Krio
“Kill
dog befo dog yai leh dog no sey di dae”
dog befo dog yai leh dog no sey di dae”
Meaning:
Kill
a dog in front of another so that they would know that death exists.
Kill
a dog in front of another so that they would know that death exists.
Zambia
Language:
Bemba
Bemba
“Ubushiku
ushliubobe ne chimbala chilocha”
ushliubobe ne chimbala chilocha”
Meaning:
The day your
luck runs out, even cold leftover food can burn your throat
The day your
luck runs out, even cold leftover food can burn your throat
Gabon
“Ce sont les jeunes arbres qui héritent de la forêt”
Meaning: The future belongs to the youths
Tanzania
Language: Swahili
“Hata maji huyachemshe namna gani
hayatarudi kuwa ya baridi”
hayatarudi kuwa ya baridi”
Meaning: No matter how long or many times you
boil water, it won’t get cold
boil water, it won’t get cold
