Igbo
Ị mara asụ
sụọ
n'odo. Ị
maghị
asụ
sụọ
n'ala.
Meaning:
The wise uses counsel
wisely but the foolish abuse it.
Hausa
Kwadayi mabudin wahala
Meaning:
Greed is the key path to trouble.
Yoruba
Bi
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
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.
Mozambique
O homem comum fala, o sábio escuta, o tolo discute
Meaning:
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”
Meaning:
Kill
a dog in front of another so that they would know that death exists.
Zambia
Language:
Bemba
“Ubushiku
ushliubobe ne chimbala chilocha”
Meaning:
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”
Meaning: No matter how long or many times you
boil water, it won’t get cold
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