African Name Proverbs
November 10, 2009 - 11:18 am
- A person take his name with him wherever he goes. —Ghana (Akan)
- One’s name is one’s most effective advocate abroad. —Benin, Nigeria, Togo (Yoruba)
- A name or nickname influences one’s character. —Benin, Nigeria, Togo (Yoruba)
- A good name shines in the dark. —Tanzania (Zanzibar)
- Happiness and a pure name are fragile things. —Benin, Nigeria, Togo (Yoruba)
- The purity of your name is worth more than the purity of your body. —Tunisia
- The worst you can do to a man is to break his name. —East Africa (Kiswahili)
- In order to find out evildoers, every human being is given a name. —Ghana (Twi)
- The owner of a name knows his name; you say to the thief, “Stop, thief!” and he bolts. —Niger, Nigeria (Hausa)
- If you inherit a name you must also adopt its affairs. —Africa
- A not-so-good-looking child is given a beautiful name. —Ethiopia
- The stream may dry up, but the watercourse retains its name. —Benin, Nigeria, Togo (Yoruba)
- If you have spoiled your name at home, go and live elsewhere. —DRC
- It is not what you are called, but what you answer to. —Africa
- Rivers dry up, but not their names. —Benin, Nigeria, Togo (Yoruba)
- One’s name remains above the grave.
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