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Hausa - Nigeria - Hausa

A bridge is built before the flood (Hausa seed expression 27)

A bridge is built before the flood

Meaning

Prepare before crisis arrives.

Literal translation

bridge before flood

Usage example

Back up the data; a bridge is built before the flood.

Back up the data; a bridge is built before the flood.

Cultural context

Additive seed entry for Hausa / Hausa. Use as starter content and replace with verified community-sourced wording where needed.

Related idioms

Yoruba - Nigeria Bi omode ba subu a wo iwaju. Igbo - Nigeria Igwe bu ike. Hausa - Nigeria Hankali ya fi karfi. Bemba - Zambia The empty granary speaks loudly at night (Bemba seed expression 22)