Saabu du foot boppam
Le savon ne fait pas la lessive seul (proverbe Ouolof – Senegal, Gambie)
Soap does not do laundry alone (Wolof proverb – Senegal, Gambia)
Proverbe Wolof sur l’unité / Wolof Proverb on Unity
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Proverbe sur comment reconnaître sa propre force / Proverb on knowing one’s strength
Se mettre en travers du soleil ne l’empêche pas d’aller se coucher (proverbe Ouolof – Senegal, Gambia). – Ne pas se mesurer au plus fort.î
Getting in the way of the sun does not prevent it from setting down (Wolof proverb – Senegal, Gambia). – Do not measure yourself against the strongest.
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Proverbe Nigérian / Nigerian Proverb
Un oiseau qui s’envole de terre et se pose sur une fourmilière est toujours au sol (proverbe Igbo – Nigeria).
A bird that flies off the earth and lands on an anthill is still on the ground (Igbo proverb – Nigeria).
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Dieu est au service des orphelins/ God is at the Service of Orphans
L’orphelin a Dieu pour père (Proverbe Mossi – Burkina Faso)
The orphan has God as father (Mossi proverb – Burkina Faso)
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Proverbe Zulu / Zulu Proverb
Chaque rivière a sa propre source (Proverbe Zulu – Afrique du Sud) . – Dans chaque homme il y a quelque chose de bien.
Each river has its own source (Zulu proverb – South Africa). – In each man, there is something good.
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Proverbe Zulu / Zulu Proverb
Le coq ne se fatigue pas de porter ses ergots (proverbe Zulu – Afrique du Sud).
The rooster does not get tired of wearing its spurs (Zulu proverb – South Africa)
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Pas de decision brusque / No Rash Decisions!
Intaadan fallin ka fiirso (Somali proverb – Somalia)
Réfléchir avant d’agir (proverbe Somali – Somalie). – Considérez tous les aspects d’une situation avant d’agir.
Look before you leap (Somali proverb – Somalia). – Consider all aspects of a situation before you take any action.
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Proverbe sur le rire / Proverb on Laughter
Le rire d’un enfant est la lumière de la maison (proverbe Buganda – Uganda)
The laughter of a child is the light of a house. (Buganda proverb – Uganda)
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Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen
Le cheval soigné par deux palefreniers meurt de faim (Proverbe Mossi – Burkina Faso).
The horse cared by two grooms dies of hunger (Mossi proverb – Burkina Faso).
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Proverbe sur la vantardise / Proverb on Boastfulness
La poule qui vient de la brousse ne se vante pas au milieu des poules du village (Proverbe Luo – Kenya).
The hen from the bush does not boast among the village hens (Luo proverb – Kenya).
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