Le passé appartient aux ancêtres; l’avenir appartient à Dieu, seul le présent t’appartient (proverbe Malgache – Madagascar).
The past belongs to the ancestors; the future belongs to God, only the present belongs to you (Malagasy proverb – Madagascar).
L’ampoule grillée n’a pas peur du court-circuit (Dicton populaire Camerounais).
A dead bulb is not afraid of a short circuit (Cameroonian Popular quote).
Quand les autres ont reçu, tu pourras encore recevoir, car Imana (Dieu) est encore là (Proverbe Burundais – Burundi, Rwanda).
When others have received, you will still receive, because Imana (God) is still there (Burundi proverb – Burundi, Rwanda).
On ne met pas des oeufs et du fer dans le meme sac (proverbe Ehwe – Togo, Ghana).
You don’t put eggs and an iron rod in the same bag (Ewe proverbe – Togo, Ghana).
L’amitié de l’huile et de l’eau; l’eau en bas, l’huile en haut (proverbe Ekonda – République Démocratique du Congo (RDC)). – Vivre unis apparemment, mais au fond on ne s’aime pas.
The Friendship between oil and water: water at the bottom, oil at the top (Ekonda proverb – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)). – Living together apparently, but deep down we do not like each other.
Dans le grand fleuve, il y a aussi des grenouilles (Proverbe Ehwe – Ghana, Togo). – Tout ce qui est grand amène aussi ses ennuis et ses difficultés.
In the great river, there are also frogs (Ewe proverb – Ghana, Togo). – All that is great also brings in its troubles and difficulties.
Le léopard est tâcheté, sa queue doit aussi l’être (Proverbe Bamoun – Cameroun).
The leopard is spotted, its tail must be spotted too (Bamun proverb – Cameroon)
Le seul gros ventre qu’on félicite est celui de la femme enceinte (Proverbe Bamiléké – Cameroun).
The only big belly that is congratulated is that of the pregnant woman (Bamileke proverb – Cameroon).
L’oeil peut se blesser quand il regarde (Proverbe Zulu – Afrique du Sud, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, Malawi, Botswana, Mozambique). – Tout le monde peut se tromper.
The eye can be wounded while looking (Zulu proverb – South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, Malawi, Botswana, Mozambique). – Everybody can make mistakes.
Barasho horteed ha I nicin (Somali proverb – Somalia). Get to know me, before you reject me (don’t hate and stereotype something or someone before you get to know them)
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