RANDOM POSTPROVERBIALS

Postproverbial: Bila pesa, utu si kitu
Translation: Without money, man is nothing
Proverb: Bila utu, pesa si kitu
Translation: Without humanity, money is nothing
Language-Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
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Postproverbial: Wengi ni wenge tu
Translation: Many (people) are worthless
Proverb: Wengi wape
Translation: Give to many people. Lit: You cannot go against the opinion of the majority].
Language-Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
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Proverb: Deɛ anyɛ yie, yɛmfa nka asɛm.
Translation: When something does not turn out well, we don’t use it to talk about other things.
Language-Region: Akan (Ghana)
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Postproverbial: Kaana gacangacangi gatigaga, nyina
Translation: A restless child leaves his mother
Proverb: Kaana gacangacangi gatigaga, kwao gũgĩthĩnjwo
Translation: A restless child leaves home just as a goat is about to be slaughtered
Language-Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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