Bemba - Zambia
The visitor who greets the gate enters with peace (Bemba seed expression 24)
The visitor who greets the gate enters with peace
Respectful beginnings create good relationships.
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Kaonde - Zambia
A stone in the shoe teaches every step (Kaonde seed expression 30)
A stone in the shoe teaches every step
Small problems can disturb big journeys.
Open idiomXhosa - South Africa
A basket woven in haste drops the maize (Xhosa seed expression 36)
A basket woven in haste drops the maize
Rushed work often fails.
Open idiomTwi - Ghana
A wandering cow still knows the taste of home grass (Twi seed expression 42)
A wandering cow still knows the taste of home grass
People remember where they belong.
Open idiomEnglish - United States
Do not count your chickens before they hatch.
Do not count your chickens before they hatch.
Do not rely on a result before it has actually happened.
Open idiomEnglish - United Kingdom
The early bird catches the worm.
The early bird catches the worm.
People who act early or prepare ahead are more likely to succeed.
Open idiomSwahili - Tanzania
Mvumilivu hula mbivu.
A patient person eats ripe fruit.
Patience brings good results when the time is right.
Open idiomBemba - Zambia
Umunwe umo tautola inda.
One finger cannot pick lice.
Some problems require cooperation.
Open idiomEnglish - Zambia
It takes a village.
Raising, guiding, or supporting a person is a shared community responsibility.
Open idiomTonga - Zambia
Kamana kamana.
Little by little.
Progress can be made gradually through patience and consistent effort.
Open idiomNyanja - Zambia
Pangono pangono ndi mtolo.
Little by little makes a bundle.
Small efforts or savings can build into something meaningful over time.
Open idiomLozi - Zambia
Likaki linyau nyau.
Do it quickly.
Some matters need prompt action before the opportunity or solution is lost.
Open idiomShona - Zimbabwe
Chara chimwe hachitswanyi inda.
One finger cannot crush a louse.
A task is easier and better done when people work together.
Open idiomSwahili - Tanzania
Haraka haraka haina baraka.
Hurry hurry has no blessing.
Rushed work often lacks care and can lead to poor results.
Open idiomZulu - South Africa
Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu.
A person is a person through other people.
Human dignity and identity grow through community relationships.
Open idiomYoruba - Nigeria
Bi omode ba subu a wo iwaju.
When a child falls, the child looks forward.
Young people often think first about what comes next rather than what caused the mistake.
Open idiomIgbo - Nigeria
Igwe bu ike.
Unity is strength.
People have greater power when they act together.
Open idiomHausa - Nigeria
Hankali ya fi karfi.
Wisdom is better than strength.
Careful thinking can solve what force cannot.
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