Ne jetez pas le bâton avant d’avoir traversé le marais (Proverbe Douala – Cameroun).
Do not throw the stick until you have crossed the swamp (Duala proverb – Cameroon).
Proverbe sur la Prudence / Proverb on Caution
Ne jetez pas le bâton avant d’avoir traversé le marais (Proverbe Douala – Cameroun).
Do not throw the stick until you have crossed the swamp (Duala proverb – Cameroon).
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Thankfully, I’ve never been in a swamp before, but that is still good advice literally or figuratively.
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Quelle est l’histoire derriere ce proverbe?
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The city of Douala is located on the shores of the Wouri river, and there are lots of mangroves and swamps… The local Sawa, indigenous people, have a strong bond with water, fishing, and of course traveling through the mangroves. This is possibly where this comes from
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