Kikuyu - Kenya
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked (Kikuyu seed expression 7)
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked
Selfishness ignores those who contributed.
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Tonga - Zambia
A mirror does not laugh at the face (Tonga seed expression 40)
A mirror does not laugh at the face
Honest feedback should reveal, not mock.
Open idiomShona - Zimbabwe
A quiet apology repairs a noisy mistake (Shona seed expression 46)
A quiet apology repairs a noisy mistake
Humility can heal damage caused by error.
Open idiomYoruba - Nigeria
A small spark can warm the whole village (Yoruba seed expression 2)
A small spark can warm the whole village
Small efforts can create great benefit when shared.
Open idiomKikuyu - Kenya
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls (Kikuyu seed expression 8)
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls
Trouble can affect everyone, so people should prepare together.
Open idiomTonga - Zambia
The fence is strongest where neighbours agree (Tonga seed expression 41)
The fence is strongest where neighbours agree
Community safety depends on cooperation.
Open idiomShona - Zimbabwe
The river that forgets its source loses its song (Shona seed expression 47)
The river that forgets its source loses its song
People should remember their origin and values.
Open idiomYoruba - Nigeria
The path remembers every footstep (Yoruba seed expression 3)
The path remembers every footstep
Actions leave a record even when people forget.
Open idiomKikuyu - Kenya
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer (Kikuyu seed expression 9)
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer
Unity amplifies strength and influence.
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A wandering cow still knows the taste of home grass (Tonga seed expression 42)
A wandering cow still knows the taste of home grass
People remember where they belong.
Open idiomShona - Zimbabwe
A lamp in one house can guide many feet (Shona seed expression 48)
A lamp in one house can guide many feet
One person’s knowledge can help many others.
Open idiomYoruba - Nigeria
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone (Yoruba seed expression 4)
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone
Large work needs cooperation.
Open idiomKikuyu - Kenya
A borrowed calabash must return clean (Kikuyu seed expression 10)
A borrowed calabash must return clean
Borrowed things should be respected and returned well.
Open idiomTonga - Zambia
The pot boils faster when the lid is trusted (Tonga seed expression 43)
The pot boils faster when the lid is trusted
Focus and confidence help work move faster.
Open idiomShona - Zimbabwe
The mat is warmer when space is made for another (Shona seed expression 49)
The mat is warmer when space is made for another
Hospitality and inclusion strengthen community.
Open idiomYoruba - Nigeria
The bird that rises early finds the clean branch (Yoruba seed expression 5)
The bird that rises early finds the clean branch
Early preparation brings better opportunity.
Open idiomKikuyu - Kenya
The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season (Kikuyu seed expression 11)
The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season
Good deeds are valued most during hardship.
Open idiomTonga - Zambia
A single bead does not make a necklace (Tonga seed expression 44)
A single bead does not make a necklace
One contribution matters, but completion needs many parts.
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