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'''Bold text'''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. 
"The person who is chasing a chicken will always fall and the chicken will always outrun him or her." Igbo proverb from Nigeria
To list all proverbs of the African continent is a disserves.  How would South / North America and Europe / the East feel if they were bundled together.  All nations are unique, and so the countries.  It would better reflect the diversity if listed per country in Africa.  Then one can also see where influences from other areas of the world come from.  Africa will have a large number of links to the French, Portuguese, Indian and other languages.  I am sure it would be interesting to see how a proverb was a(contracted; show full)

== Oral citation ==

Most African proverbs are not published anywhere but are passed down from generation to generation. I know this because every year in my village there's a reed dance where the elders would recite these. Would it be wise to quote the elders is it an acceptable practise to for Wikiquotes to reference through oral citation? [[User:Bobbyshabangu|Bobbyshabangu]] ([[User talk:Bobbyshabangu|talk]]) 21:39, 24 August 2015 (UTC)