🗣️ Proverbs of Nigeria

Africa · 2 traditional sayings

Nigeria contributes 2 proverbs to this collection. A country’s sayings reveal what its people prize most. See the full profile of Nigeria for its geography, languages and history.

A single hand cannot tie a bundle.

aka otu ụgbọ anaghị ekwe ke

“One hand cannot tie a bundle”

Cooperation is necessary — no one can accomplish a real task alone.

Igbo · Nigeria

When the rain is beating down and the people are crowded under a little shelter, no one can say the rain is gentle.

“In a shared hardship, no one can claim the storm is mild”

A common crisis felt by all cannot be spun as easy by any one person — trouble levels the group. A traditional Igbo saying popularised by Chinua Achebe.

Igbo · Nigeria

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Proverbs are traditional folk heritage (public domain); translations and meanings are plain-English renderings. Stored statically.