Shona - Zimbabwe
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue (Shona seed expression 50)
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue
Words create responsibility.
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Yoruba - Nigeria
A patient hand unties the tightest knot (Yoruba seed expression 6)
A patient hand unties the tightest knot
Calm persistence solves difficult problems.
Open idiomKikuyu - Kenya
A goat tied near grain learns temptation (Kikuyu seed expression 12)
A goat tied near grain learns temptation
People placed near temptation need discipline.
Open idiomTonga - Zambia
The field rewards the hand, not the wish (Tonga seed expression 45)
The field rewards the hand, not the wish
Results follow action, not desire alone.
Open idiomNdebele - Zimbabwe
The quiet river carries the deepest fish (Ndebele seed expression 1)
The quiet river carries the deepest fish
Wisdom is often found in calm and careful people.
Open idiomYoruba - Nigeria
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked (Yoruba seed expression 7)
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked
Selfishness ignores those who contributed.
Open idiomKikuyu - Kenya
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon (Kikuyu seed expression 13)
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon
Those closest to a problem understand it best.
Open idiomTonga - Zambia
A quiet apology repairs a noisy mistake (Tonga seed expression 46)
A quiet apology repairs a noisy mistake
Humility can heal damage caused by error.
Open idiomNdebele - Zimbabwe
A small spark can warm the whole village (Ndebele seed expression 2)
A small spark can warm the whole village
Small efforts can create great benefit when shared.
Open idiomYoruba - Nigeria
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls (Yoruba seed expression 8)
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls
Trouble can affect everyone, so people should prepare together.
Open idiomKikuyu - Kenya
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush (Kikuyu seed expression 14)
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush
Seeking guidance prevents avoidable trouble.
Open idiomTonga - Zambia
The river that forgets its source loses its song (Tonga seed expression 47)
The river that forgets its source loses its song
People should remember their origin and values.
Open idiomNdebele - Zimbabwe
The path remembers every footstep (Ndebele seed expression 3)
The path remembers every footstep
Actions leave a record even when people forget.
Open idiomYoruba - Nigeria
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer (Yoruba seed expression 9)
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer
Unity amplifies strength and influence.
Open idiomKikuyu - Kenya
The sun that delays still reaches the field (Kikuyu seed expression 15)
The sun that delays still reaches the field
Progress can still happen even after a slow start.
Open idiomTonga - Zambia
A lamp in one house can guide many feet (Tonga seed expression 48)
A lamp in one house can guide many feet
One person’s knowledge can help many others.
Open idiomNdebele - Zimbabwe
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone (Ndebele seed expression 4)
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone
Large work needs cooperation.
Open idiomYoruba - Nigeria
A borrowed calabash must return clean (Yoruba seed expression 10)
A borrowed calabash must return clean
Borrowed things should be respected and returned well.
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