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Proverbe Ndebele sur les impossibilités / Ndebele Proverb on Impossibilities

On May 17, 2017May 9, 2017 By Dr. Y.In Great Wisdom1 Comment

Zula proverbUn bouchon rond ne ferme pas un trou carré (Proverbe Amandebele – Zimbabwe, Afrique du Sud, Botswana).

A round cap doesn’t close a square hole (Amandebele proverb – Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa).

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Tswana Proverb on Obedience to parents / Proverbe Tswana sur l’Obeissance aux Parents

On November 19, 2014 By Dr. Y.In Great Wisdom5 Comments
Vulture / Vautour
Vulture / Vautour

A child who does not listen to his parents listens to the vultures (Tswana Proverb – Botswana, South Africa).

Un enfant qui n’écoute pas ses parents écoute les vautours (Proverbe Tswana – Botswana, South Africa).

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