Duala - Cameroon
A lamp in one house can guide many feet (Duala seed expression 48)
A lamp in one house can guide many feet
One person’s knowledge can help many others.
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English - Australia
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone
Large work needs cooperation.
Open idiomChichewa - Malawi
The pot boils faster when the lid is trusted (Chichewa seed expression 43)
The pot boils faster when the lid is trusted
Focus and confidence help work move faster.
Open idiomDuala - Cameroon
The mat is warmer when space is made for another (Duala seed expression 49)
The mat is warmer when space is made for another
Hospitality and inclusion strengthen community.
Open idiomEnglish - Australia
The bird that rises early finds the clean branch
Early preparation brings better opportunity.
Open idiomChichewa - Malawi
A single bead does not make a necklace (Chichewa seed expression 44)
A single bead does not make a necklace
One contribution matters, but completion needs many parts.
Open idiomDuala - Cameroon
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue (Duala seed expression 50)
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue
Words create responsibility.
Open idiomEnglish - Australia
A patient hand unties the tightest knot
Calm persistence solves difficult problems.
Open idiomChichewa - Malawi
The field rewards the hand, not the wish (Chichewa seed expression 45)
The field rewards the hand, not the wish
Results follow action, not desire alone.
Open idiomLingala - DR Congo
The quiet river carries the deepest fish (Lingala seed expression 1)
The quiet river carries the deepest fish
Wisdom is often found in calm and careful people.
Open idiomEnglish - Australia
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked
Selfishness ignores those who contributed.
Open idiomChichewa - Malawi
A quiet apology repairs a noisy mistake (Chichewa seed expression 46)
A quiet apology repairs a noisy mistake
Humility can heal damage caused by error.
Open idiomLingala - DR Congo
A small spark can warm the whole village (Lingala seed expression 2)
A small spark can warm the whole village
Small efforts can create great benefit when shared.
Open idiomEnglish - Australia
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls
Trouble can affect everyone, so people should prepare together.
Open idiomChichewa - Malawi
The river that forgets its source loses its song (Chichewa seed expression 47)
The river that forgets its source loses its song
People should remember their origin and values.
Open idiomLingala - DR Congo
The path remembers every footstep (Lingala seed expression 3)
The path remembers every footstep
Actions leave a record even when people forget.
Open idiomEnglish - Australia
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer
Unity amplifies strength and influence.
Open idiomChichewa - Malawi
A lamp in one house can guide many feet (Chichewa seed expression 48)
A lamp in one house can guide many feet
One person’s knowledge can help many others.
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