Twi - Ghana
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon (Twi seed expression 13)
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon
Those closest to a problem understand it best.
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Kaonde - Zambia
A small spark can warm the whole village (Kaonde seed expression 2)
A small spark can warm the whole village
Small efforts can create great benefit when shared.
Open idiomXhosa - South Africa
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls (Xhosa 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 (Twi seed expression 14)
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush
Seeking guidance prevents avoidable trouble.
Open idiomKaonde - Zambia
The path remembers every footstep (Kaonde seed expression 3)
The path remembers every footstep
Actions leave a record even when people forget.
Open idiomXhosa - South Africa
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer (Xhosa seed expression 9)
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer
Unity amplifies strength and influence.
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The sun that delays still reaches the field (Twi seed expression 15)
The sun that delays still reaches the field
Progress can still happen even after a slow start.
Open idiomKaonde - Zambia
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone (Kaonde seed expression 4)
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone
Large work needs cooperation.
Open idiomXhosa - South Africa
A borrowed calabash must return clean (Xhosa seed expression 10)
A borrowed calabash must return clean
Borrowed things should be respected and returned well.
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Two eyes see more than one (Twi seed expression 16)
Two eyes see more than one
Shared observation improves judgment.
Open idiomKaonde - Zambia
The bird that rises early finds the clean branch (Kaonde seed expression 5)
The bird that rises early finds the clean branch
Early preparation brings better opportunity.
Open idiomXhosa - South Africa
The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season (Xhosa seed expression 11)
The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season
Good deeds are valued most during hardship.
Open idiomTwi - Ghana
A cracked pot still carries water carefully (Twi seed expression 17)
A cracked pot still carries water carefully
Imperfect people or tools can still be useful.
Open idiomKaonde - Zambia
A patient hand unties the tightest knot (Kaonde seed expression 6)
A patient hand unties the tightest knot
Calm persistence solves difficult problems.
Open idiomXhosa - South Africa
A goat tied near grain learns temptation (Xhosa seed expression 12)
A goat tied near grain learns temptation
People placed near temptation need discipline.
Open idiomTwi - Ghana
The market hears what the house whispers (Twi seed expression 18)
The market hears what the house whispers
Private actions can become public knowledge.
Open idiomBemba - Zambia
The quiet river carries the deepest fish (Bemba seed expression 1)
The quiet river carries the deepest fish
Wisdom is often found in calm and careful people.
Open idiomKaonde - Zambia
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked (Kaonde seed expression 7)
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked
Selfishness ignores those who contributed.
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