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Talk:African proverbs
African proverbs are idiomatic expressions relevant to the situations and happenings discovered on the african shores. These proverbs are not just given or made base on literal work but strictly on the happenings envisaged within the vicinity of the happenings. 

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* “A vulture has no business with the barber” - A Yoruba proverb sent by Anyanwu Chima, Lagos, Nigeria (of prejudicial people, perhaps?)
* “When a tree has no more fruit, birds fly over it” - A Kiganda proverb sent by Joshua Kisawuzi, Kampala, Uganda
* “Kicking a frog will only help it leap forward” - A Shona proverb sent by Cleophas Gwakwara, in Harare, Zimbabwe, and Takudzwa Kufa, in the UK
* “Ask for a camel when you expect to get a goat” - Sent by Maurice K Amulundu, Khartoum, Sudan
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* “You have to be patient if you want to prise a worm from a chicken” - A Bemba proverb sent by Chisenga Bwalanda, Lusaka, Zambia