Proverbs are wise sayings, coughed up by the elders especially in African settings to advice or serve as a moral compass, but today’s proverbs will explore the funny African proverbs that will provoke laughter.
Most Meaningful But Funny African Proverbs
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers. (-Uganda)
Don’t mistake a short man for a boy. (-Nigeria)
He who has diarrhea knows the direction of the door without being told. (-Uganda)
Just because you have been stung by a bee doesn’t mean you destroy all beehives. (-Kenya)
A boy perched on a tree sees what an old man sees seated on a stool. (-West Africa)
The sun that melts wax dries clay. (-Niger)
He who runs alone celebrates. (-Kenya)
Anger, no matter how hot it is, can never cook yam. (-Nigeria)
You have to be careful to kill a fly that is perched on your scrotum. (-Ghana)
If the throat can swallow a knife, the anus must find a way of expelling it. (-Africa)
A goat’s frown cannot stop it from being taken to the market. (-Nigeria)
Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. (-East Africa)
It is okay for a child to play with the mother’s breasts, but not the father’s testicles. (-Guinea)
If you are ugly, you must learn to dance or to make love.
The anus doesn’t teach the mouth the sweetness of food.
The brightness of the day can never determine if a blind man can direct his meal into his mouth.
No matter how hot your anger may be, it cannot cook. (-Lesotho)
A person does not dispute it when the chair on which the person is sitting says the person has farted.
A monkey that eats grass instead of banana is a goat. (-Africa)
However much the buttocks are in a hurry, they will always remain at the back. (-Africa)
Shit will smell, no matter how small. (-Gambia)
You cannot run and scratch your ass at the same time. (-Ethiopia)
Only a fool who doesn’t see the promises on the flat chest of a young woman.
Thank you for reading through this wonderful proverbs, hope you’ve learnt so many lessons from here.