Lingala - DR Congo
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone (Lingala seed expression 4)
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone
Large work needs cooperation.
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English - Australia
A borrowed calabash must return clean
Borrowed things should be respected and returned well.
Open idiomChichewa - Malawi
The mat is warmer when space is made for another (Chichewa seed expression 49)
The mat is warmer when space is made for another
Hospitality and inclusion strengthen community.
Open idiomLingala - DR Congo
The bird that rises early finds the clean branch (Lingala seed expression 5)
The bird that rises early finds the clean branch
Early preparation brings better opportunity.
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The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season
Good deeds are valued most during hardship.
Open idiomChichewa - Malawi
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue (Chichewa seed expression 50)
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue
Words create responsibility.
Open idiomLingala - DR Congo
A patient hand unties the tightest knot (Lingala seed expression 6)
A patient hand unties the tightest knot
Calm persistence solves difficult problems.
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A goat tied near grain learns temptation
People placed near temptation need discipline.
Open idiomEmakhuwa - Mozambique
The quiet river carries the deepest fish (Emakhuwa seed expression 1)
The quiet river carries the deepest fish
Wisdom is often found in calm and careful people.
Open idiomLingala - DR Congo
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked (Lingala seed expression 7)
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked
Selfishness ignores those who contributed.
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The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon
Those closest to a problem understand it best.
Open idiomEmakhuwa - Mozambique
A small spark can warm the whole village (Emakhuwa seed expression 2)
A small spark can warm the whole village
Small efforts can create great benefit when shared.
Open idiomLingala - DR Congo
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls (Lingala seed expression 8)
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls
Trouble can affect everyone, so people should prepare together.
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A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush
Seeking guidance prevents avoidable trouble.
Open idiomEmakhuwa - Mozambique
The path remembers every footstep (Emakhuwa seed expression 3)
The path remembers every footstep
Actions leave a record even when people forget.
Open idiomLingala - DR Congo
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer (Lingala seed expression 9)
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer
Unity amplifies strength and influence.
Open idiomEnglish - Australia
The sun that delays still reaches the field
Progress can still happen even after a slow start.
Open idiomEmakhuwa - Mozambique
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone (Emakhuwa seed expression 4)
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone
Large work needs cooperation.
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