Da biara Abibifoo Mmebusem: Daily Kmtyw Proverb-gctid27316

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Haunited snakes proverbs

Kafin rijiya bai ji dadi ba
The fish of the well is not happy.

Tsattsagar hakori ta kan kawo jini
Cutting teeth brings blood.

In kida ya sake rawa sai ta sake
If the music changes so does the dance.

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Akan

Y[ch949]soma 'banyansafo[ch596], na [ch949]ny[ch949] anamm[ch596]n-tenten.

We send the wise child on an errand, not the child with long feet.

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KiSwahili

Kila ndege huruka na mbawa zake.

Every bird flies with its own wings.

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KiSwahili

Kamba hukatika pabovu.

A rope parts where it is thinnest.

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Bamana/Bambara

Ji be do ko la, dooni, dooni.

Water flows down the river, slowly, slowly.

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Bamana/Bambara

Sa kogolen be dogo.

The hidden serpent grows large.

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Ngoni

Nihumili kutali, lunikomi lugendu.

KiSwahili

Nimetoka mbali, safari imenichosha.

I have come a long way; the journey has exhausted me.

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Tugen

Takipar bich che meloljinge ma.

How easy it is to defeat people who do not kindle fire for themselves.

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KiSwahili

Heri pazia kuliko bendera.

Better a curtain hanging motionless than a flag blowing in the wind.

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Buli

Pein dan kan jo ya, di voorika an tua.

If an arrow has not entered deeply, then its removal is not hard.

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Twi (Akuapem)

Kotoku tew a, na mmati adwo.

When the bag tears, the shoulders get a rest.

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KiSwahili

Ijambo rigukunze riguma mu nda.

Translation: The word that loves you stays in the belly.

Meaning: Bad words should not be spoken.

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Ewe

Ne tekpoðoe mekpÇ eðokui fe geme o la meðoa ñku o

Literal Translation: 'Tekpoðoe, which is a small roundish yam, always assesses its sprouting ability before it does so'.

Moral Teaching: Know what you can do well and do just that and do not attempt what is beyond your powers.

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Ewe

Devi ðÇ ame tsitsi kuku efe ta ðe wòbuna ðe eme.

Literal Translation: 'The head of a child who wears an adult's hat is always all covered up to his face'.

The truth of this experience is used to teach children not to attempt what is beyond their powers.

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Ewe

Asi tu nyede metua agÇðÇ o.

Literal Translation: 'The hand can be used to pull out the tender branch of a date-palm, but cannot be used to pull out the tender branch of a fanpalm'. The branches of a fanpalm are tougher and rougher than those of the datepalm.

Moral Teaching: Do not presume that because you can do certain things therefore you can do everything. Be modest in the estimation of your powers.