* It is only an irresponsible child that points to his father's house with the left hand

* Only a little child will see fire and call it ripe palm kernel

* It is the plantain whose head is strong that is good for roasting

* it is from clapping to a beat that we begin dancing

* The okra plant doesn't grow taller than it owner

* If you see a house help eating the thigh of a chicken it might probably have died of poison

Nairalanders feel free to add ...

If she wasn't ashamed of bending down and exposing her underwear in public, am I supposed to be ashamed of squatting to take a good look at it?
The he-goat said he kept his organ behind because accidents always come from the front.
Before you request a seat from the dog, you must have seen it sitting on one??
Listen to the frog rejoicing for survival after the grass had been cleared, forgetting it is yet to be burnt.
Even if the tooth of an old man remains one, it won't stop him from chewing a chewing stick.

Poverty is slavery. -- Somali Proverb

If people come together, they can even mend a crack in the sky. -- Somali Proverb

Ignorance is blindness. -- Somali Proverb

Only water in your hands can satisfy your thirst. -- Somali Proverb

Either be a mountain or lean on one. -- -- Somalia Proverb

Lend a false ear to false words. -- Somali Proverb

Even the brave are scared by a lion three times: first by its tracks, again by its roar, and one last time face to face. -- Somali Proverb

Sorrow is like rice in the store; if a basketful is removed everyday, it will come to an end at last. -- Somali Proverb

A man with a sense of humor is never at a loss for words or action. -- Somali Proverb

A man throws stones not words. -- Somali Proverb

The teeth and the tongue are close neighbors, and yet they sometimes bite each other. -- Somali Proverb

When the snake is in the house, one need not discuss the matter at length. -- Somali Proverb

I and Somalia against the world.
I and my clan against Somalia.
I and my family against the clan.
I and my brother against the family.
I against my brother.-- Somali Proverb




Your woman should be in the house or in the grave. -- Somali Proverb

Oh hyena, you cannot drag away hides without making a sound. -- Somali Proverb

A sinking persons grabs a straw. -- Somali Proverb

A camel can tolerate a heavy load, but not a crooked rope. -- Somali Proverb

Men for tea, women for talk. -- Somali Proverb

You don't go searching for bones in a lion's den. -- Somali Proverb

An escaped lie does not reach the truth. -- Somali Proverb

In the ocean, one does not need to sow water. -- Somali Proverb

* What the dog saw and started barking, the goat has seen it long ago but kept quiet.

* The fact that one is crying does not automatically make him blind.

* It will soon perch that is how a foolish child will wander with a butterfly into the bush.

* The smartness of the monkeys is only in the forest.

* One does not boast to the river concerning a drinking contest.

* Christmas season is not the best time to scout for a wife.

* Even if one has to fall, let him fall forward

* When driving it is better to be observant so you won't go drive past your parent strander on the road.

* He that lives in glass house doesn't throw stones

* Don't throw stones in the market place or it might go land in your maother's basket of eggs.

axum:
I and Somalia against the world.
I and my clan against Somalia.
I and my family against the clan.
I and my brother against the family.
I against my brother.-- Somali Proverb




Your woman should be in the house or in the grave. -- Somali Proverb

Oh hyena, you cannot drag away hides without making a sound. -- Somali Proverb

A sinking persons grabs a straw. -- Somali Proverb

A camel can tolerate a heavy load, but not a crooked rope. -- Somali Proverb

Men for tea, women for talk. -- Somali Proverb

You don't go searching for bones in a lion's den. -- Somali Proverb

An escaped lie does not reach the truth. -- Somali Proverb

In the ocean, one does not need to sow water. -- Somali Proverb

the one about women in the kitchen or in the grave is... Unfortunate

PAPA AFRICA: the one about women in the kitchen or in the grave is... Unfortunate

this is how we roll, and our women roll differently. If you look at the proverb closely; its saying women should either be feeding their family or they are in a grave because they have died of old age.