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Discorde / Discord

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Serpent / Snake

Rats et serpents ne s’entendent pas (proverbe Ambede (Gabon) – proverbe Bantandu (Republique du Congo)).

Rats and snakes do not get along (Ambede proverb (Gabon) – Bantandu proverb (Republic of Congo)).

Sweet vs. Hot Preference

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Un papillon qui suce de l’orange / Butterfly sucking an orange

Les papillons sucent la canne à sucre et fuient le piment (proverbe Fang – Cameroun, Gabon, Guinée Equatoriale).

The butterflies suck sugar cane and avoid chili pepper (Fang proverb – Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea).

Le choix d’un(e) compagnon(e) / The Choice of a Companion

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Dent cariee parmi de bonnes dents / Decayed tooth amidst good ones

Une dent cariée gâte toutes les autres (Proverbe Douala, Bassa (Cameroun) – Mpongoue (Gabon)). – Un mauvais compagnon est comme une pomme pourrie dans un panier.

One decayed tooth ruins all the others (Duala, Bassa proverb (Cameroon) – Mpongwe (Gabon)). – A bad companion is like a rotten apple in the basket.

Proverbe sur l’égalité / Proverb on Equality

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Le soleil / The sun

Le soleil n’oublie aucun village (Proverbe Ambede – Gabon). – Egalité pour tous.

The sun does not forget any village (Ambede proverb – Gabon). – Equality for all.

Proverb on Being Able to Judge Oneself

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Monkey1Un singe ne voit pas sa chevelure (Proverbe pygmées – Afrique Centrale). – Nul n’est juge en sa propre cause.

A monkey does not see its hair (Pygmy proverb – Central Africa). No one is judge in its own case.

Proverbe sur l’Attention / Proverb on Attentiveness

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eggsSi vous portez un panier d’oeufs, ne dansez pas (Proverbe Ambede – Gabon).

If you carry a basket of eggs, do not dance (Ambede proverb – Gabon).