African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories

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Feb. 2012: "If a girl sits badly, it is up to her mother to cover her thighs." - Orma (Kenya) Proverb
Jan. 2012: "Big fish are caught with big fish hooks" - Kerewe (Tanzania) Proverb
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Proverb of The Month - February 2012

Intal tessum hamtu, hadit kof wot qaba. (Orma)

Iwapo msichana akae uchi, ni mamaye ndiye humfunika uchi ya paja lake. (Swahili)

Quand une fille s’assoit mal, c’est sa mère qui couvre ses cuisses. (Français)

If a girl sits badly, it is up to her mother to cover her thighs. (English)

Orma (Kenya) Proverb

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My favorite proverb of the month posted between Jul. and Dec. 2011 is:

	A woman is like the skin of kabundi (a very tiny wild animal) on which two men cannot sit.
	Things are miraculous: reeds produce water, forests produce firewood and fire produce ashes.
	Women give birth with other women
	The woman finds an empty house, she doesn’t find riches.
	A roaring lion does not catch any prey.
	The one with many uncles slept hungry.

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