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