Le proverbe igbo, perle de culture

Although West-African folktales were collected at an early date, proverbs, more difficult to come by, were long neglected. Igbo proverbs (Nigeria) have been collected since the early 20th century; and more than 5,000 of them, recorded, often with little regard for their context. The French-speaking world is not familiar with these colorful, concise, elliptic, well designed proverbs, each capable of being translated in several ways. Proverbs are a privilege that elders can use in many different situations to transmit ancestral wisdom.