African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories – African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories

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Collection of, and Commentary on, 436 Sayings on East African Cloth (Misemo Kwenye Khanga na Vitenge vya Afrika Mashariki)

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March 2025 African Proverb of the Month Close the bedroom door. Bena (Tanzania) Proverb

Dindage umlyango gwa mugati. (Bena)
Funga mlango wa chumbani. (Swahili)
Ferme la porte de la chambre. (French)
Close the bedroom door. (English)
Bena(Tanzania) Proverb

Background, Meaning and Everyday Use This Bena Proverb talks about a person who had the habit ...
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July 2022 African Proverb of the MonthIf you want to walk fast, walk alone. If you want to walk far, walk together. Agaw (Eritrea and Ethiopia) Proverb and Burkina Faso Proverb
August 2022 African Proverb of the Month Many pieces of firewood light the whole night Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb
June, 2022 African Proverb of the MonthA friend is someone you share the path with.Dinka (South Sudan) Proverb
August 2016 No person is an island. Turkana (Kenya) Proverb
February 2016 Members of the same family are open to each other and can discuss anything. Samburu (Kenya) Proverb
February 2020, Two geniuses will successfully roast a fly. Manyika, (Zimbabwe, Mozambique) Proverb

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