The Hausa people and their descendants in the African Diaspora
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The Hausa people and their descendants in the African Diaspora 5 years agoZuma da zaƙi da harba.
“Honey with sweetness and a sting.”
-Hausa proverbExplanation: Things often possess dual natures. This is the essence of this proverb’s meaning. The reward of honey (zuma), its sweetness (zaÆ™i), cannot be accessed in nature without having to contend with its guardians–the bees (Æ™udan zuma) and their dreaded sting… Read more
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The Hausa people and their descendants in the African Diaspora 5 years agoGanni ya fi ji.
“Seeing is better than hearing.”
-Hausa proverb
Explanation: It is better to trust your own senses than hearsay. -
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The Hausa people and their descendants in the African Diaspora 5 years agoHakki da ka rena shi kan soni maka ido.
“The grass which you disregard will injure your eye.”
-Hausa proverb
Explanation: Even that which we presume to be harmless can in fact pose a danger to us. -
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The Hausa people and their descendants in the African Diaspora 5 years agoWanda ya ci zomo ya ci gudu
“Whoever catches a hare has to run for it.”
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The Hausa people and their descendants in the African Diaspora 5 years agoA Hausa word for today:
gida (noun), house - Load More
