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Day: April 10, 2014

Proverbe Bornu sur la discrétion / Bornu proverb on discretion

On April 10, 2014April 10, 2014 By Dr. Y.In Great WisdomLeave a comment
Paniers a base de raphia
Paniers a base de raphia/ raffia baskets

Une parole est comme un fil de raphia, si vous le tirez de la natte, vous ne pourrez le remettre à sa place (proverbe Bornu – Tchad).

A word is like a raffia thread, if you pull it from the mat, you cannot put it back (Bornu proverb – Chad).

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