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Content Analysis of 231 "African Proverbs & Sayings of the Month" on theAfrican Proverbs, Sayings and Stories Website (http://www.afriprov.org) - June, 1998 toFebruary, 2018

Year Month Contributor - Country of Origin Contributor-

Country of Residence Language Country 2018 Jan Tanzania Tanzania Sukuma Tanzania Feb Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Rendille Kenya Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2017 Jan Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Chonyi Democratic Republic of Congo Feb Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Bangubangu Democratic Republic of Congo Mar Kenya Kenya Duruma Kenya Apr Kenya Kenya Runyankore Uganda May Kenya Kenya Teso

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Kenya, Uganda Jun USA USA Sukuma Tanzania Jul Kenya Kenya Tugen Kenya Aug Kenya Kenya Tachoni Kenya Sep Tanzania Tanzania Haya Tanzania Oct Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Bwisha Democratic Republic of Congo Nov Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Kwele Democratic Republic of Congo Dec Kenya Kenya Makonde Kenya 2016 Jan. Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Tetela Democratic Republic of Congo Feb Kenya Kenya Samburu Kenya Mar Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Holoholo Democratic Republic of Congo Apr Kenya Kenya Nyala Kenya May Kenya Kenya Digo Kenya Jun Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Tembo Democratic Republic of Congo Jul Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Nyaturu Tanzania Aug Kenya Kenya Turkana Kenya Sep Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Nyanga Democratic Republic of Congo Oct Kenya Kenya Chiga Uganda Nov Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Kele Democratic Republic of Congo Dec Kenya Kenya Gusii Kenya 2015 Jan Kenya Kenya Maasai Kenya and Tanzania

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Feb DRC Kenya Bemba Zambia and DRC Mar USA Tanzania Sukuma Tanzania Apr Tanzania Tanzania Haya Tanzania May DRC Kenya Mashi Democratic Republic of Congo -- DRC Jun Kenya Kenya Luo Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Jul DRC Kenya Havu Democratic Republic of Congo -- DRC Aug DRC Kenya Luba--Katanga Democratic Republic of Congo -- DRC Sep DRC Kenya Kalenjin Kenya and Uganda Oct Ethiopia Kenya Burji Ehiopia and Kenya Nov Kenya Kenya Giriama Kenya Dec. Cameroon Kenya Eton Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and São Tome 2014 Jan Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Rwanda Rwanda Feb USA Tanzania Sukuma Tanzania Mar Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Gusii Kenya April - May Kenya Kenya Gikuyu Kenya June Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Lwalu Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) July Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Somali Somalia Aug. Ghana Kenya Ewe Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria Sep. Kenya Kenya Maasai Kenya and Tanzania

Oct. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Tembo Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Nov -Dec Kenya Kenya Gikuyu Kenya

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2013 Jan. Kenya Kenya Bukusu Kenya Feb. United States of America Tanzania Sukuma Tanzania

Mar.

France Tanzania Sumbwa Tanzania April. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Tanzania Nyindu Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

May

Tanzania Tanzania Haya Tanzania

June

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)


Vira


July

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Uganda

Kenya

Acholi

Uganda, South Sudan

August


Kenya

Rundi

Burundi, Rwanda

September

Tanzania, France

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Tanzania

Longo

Tanzania

October

Kenya

Kenya

Gikuyu

Kenya

November Uganda USA Ganda Uganda

December

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2012 Jan. Tanzania, France Tanzania Kerewe Tanzania Feb. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Orma Kenya

Mar.

United States of America

Tanzania

Sukuma

Tanzania

Apr.

France

Tanzania

Subi

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Tanzania

May Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Kongo Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Republic of Congo

June.

Ghana Kenya Ewe Ghana, Togo,Benin and Nigeria

July.

France Tanzania Shubi Tanzania

August.

Congo kenya Kuba Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

September.

Kenya Kenya Kikuyu Kenya

October.

Congo Kenya Borana Kenya 2011 Jan. Tanzania Tanzania Haya Tanzania Feb. France, Tanzania Tanzania Hangaza Tanzania Mar. Uganda USA Rwanda, Rundi Rwanda, Burundi Apr. France, Tanzania Tanzania Sukuma Tanzania

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May Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Lingala Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville) Jun. France, Tanzania Tanzania Kara Tanzania Jul. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Songye Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Aug. Kenya Kenya Gusii Kenya Sep. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Alur Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda

Oct. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Luba-Kasai Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Nov. Uganda Kenya Acholi Uganda, South Sudan Dec. Kenya Kenya Maragoli Kenya 2010 Jan. Uganda, Kenya Kenya Kiga, Ankole Uganda Feb. Kenya Kenya Gusii Kenya Mar. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Hema Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Apr. Uganda USA Soga, Ganda Uganda May USA Tanzania Sukuma Tanzania Jun Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) Kenya Lega Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Jul. Kenya Kenya Kamba Kenya Aug. Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) Kenya Hema Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) Sep. Kenya Kenya Gikuyu Kenya Oct. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Bembe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Nov. Ghana Kenya Ewe Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Togo Dec. Kenya Kenya Gikuyu Kenya 2009 Jan. Nigeria Kenya

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Igbo Nigeria

Feb. Uganda Kenya Acholi Sudan, Uganda

Mar. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Bembe DRC, Tanzania

Apr. Madagascar Kenya Malagasy Madagascar

May. Kenya Kenya Luyia Kenya

Jun. Italy Kenya Sena Mozambique

Jul. Kenya/Kenya Kenya/Kenya Meru Kenya

Aug. Cameroon U.S.A. Mafa Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger

Sep. Kenya Kenya Gikuyu

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Kenya Oct. Ghana Kenya Ewe Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Togo Nov. Uganda U.S.A. Ganda Uganda Dec. DRC Kenya Bembe DRC, Tanzania 2008 Jan. USA Tanzania Sukuma Tanzania

Feb. USA/USA Kenya/Tanzania Kaonde Zambia

Mar. Kenya/Kenya/USA Kenya/Kenya/Kenya Sheng Kenya

Apr. Uganda Kenya Acholi Sudan

May South Africa USA Zulu South Africa, Swaziland

Jun. India Libya Arabic Libya

Jul. Zambia Kenya

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Tonga Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Aug. Ghana Kenya Ewe Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo

Sep. Tanzania Tanzania Haya Tanzania Oct. Kenya Kenya Samburu Kenya

Nov. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Kenya Lega Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Dec. Zambia Zambia Nyanja Chewa Mozambique,Zambia, Zimbabwe Malawi

2007 Jan. Tanzania Tanzania Haya, Sukuma Ganda Tanzania Uganda

Feb. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Mende Sierra Leone

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Mar. Ghana USA Ga Ghana

Apr. Kenya Kenya Gikuyu Kenya

May Kenya England Luyia Kenya

Jun. Tanzania/France Tanzania/Tanzania Shubi Tanzania

Jul. India Libya Arabic Libya

Aug. Zambia Zambia Bemba, Nyanja, Chewa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Sep. Tanzania Tanzania Swahili East & Central Africa

Oct. Israel Israel Akan Ghana

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Nov. South Africa USA Zulu South Africa, Swaziland

Dec. Togo USA Ewe-Mina Benin, Ghana, Togo

2006 Jan. - - Tuareg Algeria, Bukina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger

Feb. - - Southern Tashelhayt Berber Algeria, Morocco

Mar Italy Kenya Sena Mozambique

Apr. Togo USA Ewe-Mina Benin, Ghana, Togo

May DRC DRC Tembo DRC

Jun. Tanzania Tanzania Chagga

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Tanzania

Jul. Kenya Kenya Moru Sudan

Aug. Tanzania/France Tanzania/Tanzania Ganda Uganda

Sep. Kenya Kenya Tigrinya Eritrea, Ethiopia

Oct. Tanzania/France Tanzania/France Shubi Tanzania

Nov. Togo USA Ewe-Mina Benin, Ghana, Togo

Dec. Uganda/Uganda Tanzania/Tanzania Ganda Uganda

2005 Jan. Uganda Tanzania Ma'di Sudan, Uganda

Feb. Tanzania Tanzania

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Luo Kenya, Tanzania

Mar. Tanzania Tanzania Swahili East & Central Africa

Apr. DRC DRC Tembo DRC

May Bukina Faso Bukina Faso Moore Bukina Faso

Jun Namibia Namibia Oshiwambo Namibia

Jul. Italy Kenya Kongo Angola, DRC

Aug. Tanzania Tanzania Ngoni Tanzania, Mozambique

Sep. Nigeria Nigeria Esan Nigera

Oct.

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Uganda Kenya Lugbara Uganda, DRC

Nov. Tanzania Tanzania Matengo Tanzania

Dec. Cameroon USA Fulfulde Algeria, Burkina faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger

2004 Jan. Tanzania/France Tanzania/Tanzania Longo Tanzania

Feb. Sudan Sudan Toposa Sudan

Mar. Malawi Tanzania Mpoto Malawi, Tanzania

Apr. Tanzania/Tanzania/USA Tanzania/Tanzania/Tanzania Kuria Kenya, Tanzania

May Egypt Egypt Arabic Egypt and other North African countries

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Jun. USA Tanzania Swahili Sukuma/Ngoreme Kuria Eastern & Central Africa Tanzania Kenya, Tanzania

Jul. Kenya Kenya Gusii Kenya

Aug. Tanzania Tanzania Haya Tanzania

Sep. USA Ghana Dagbani Ghana

Oct. Kenya Kenya Gikuyu Kenya

Nov. USA Madagascar Malagasy Madagascar

Dec. India India Hausa Nigeria

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2003 Jan. Nigeria Nigeria Yoruba, Idanre Nigeria

Feb. Kenya Kenya Luo Kenya, Tanzania

Mar. Sudan Sudan Nuba-Tira Sudan

Apr. Kenya Kenya Sheng Kenya

May Cameroon USA Mafa Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger

Jun Tanzania/France Tanzania/Tanzania Sumbwa Tanzania

Jul. Nigeria Sierra Leone Igala Nigeria

Aug. Tanzania USA Bena

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Tanzania

Sep. Burundi Burundi Rundi Burundi

Oct. Tanzania/USA Tanzania/Tanzania Sukuma Tanzania

Nov. Ghana Ghana Akan Ghana, Ivory Coast

Dec. USA USA Anyuak Ethiopia

2002 Jan. Zimbabwe Australia Shona Zimbabwe

Feb. Tanzania Tanzania Zinza Tanzania

Mar. Kenya Kenya Tharaka, Gikuyu Kenya

Apr. USA

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Tanzania Kuria Kenya/Tanzania

May Jun. Kenya Kenya Bukusu Kenya

Jul. Sudan Sudan Toposa Sudan

Aug. Liberia Liberia Bassa Liberia

Sep Malawi Mwalawi Tonga Malawi

Oct. Kenya Kenya Nandi Kenya

Nov. USA Senegal Wolof Senegal, Gambia

Dec. Uganda USA Rwanda Rundi

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Rwanda Burundi

2001 Jan. Ghana USA Ga Ghana

Feb. Sudan/Sudan Tanzania/Tanzania Balanda/Belanda Viri Sudanese Colloquial Spoken Arabic Djibouti Egypt, Etrirea Sudan

Mar. Sierra Leone Tanzania Krio Edo Sierra Leone Nigera

Apr. DRC DRC Songe DRC

May Nigeria England Edo Nigeria

Jun. USA USA Bambara Mali

Jul. Kenya Kenya Gikuyu Kenya

Aug. Uganda USA Soga, Ganda

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Uganda

Sep. Tanzania/Tanzania Tanzania/Tanzania Kwaya Tanzania

Oct. Tanzania Tanzania Haya Tanzania

Nov. USA Tanzania Swahili* Gikuyu Kuria Ngoreme Eastern & Central Africa Kenya Kenya/Tanzania Tanzania

Dec. Kenya Kenya Bukusu Kenya

2000 Jan. USA Botswana Tswana Botswana

Feb. USA USA Chewa Nyanja Malawi Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia

Mar. Tanzania Tanzania Ngoreme Tanzania Apr. South Africa South Africa Zulu South Africa Swaziland

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May USA Kenya Tugen Kenya

Jun. Kenya Kenya Luo Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Jul. USA/USA Ethtiopia/Tanzania Sukuma Tanzania Aug. USA Ghana Buli Ghana

Sep Tanzania Tanzania Ngoni Tanzania, Mozambique

Oct. Kenya Kenya Akamba Kenya

Nov. Uganda USA Ganda Uganda

Dec. Tanzania Tanzania Haya Tanzania

1999 Jan.

Feb. Zambia USA Bemba Zambia

Mar USA Tanzania Swahili* Eastern and Central Africa

Apr. Tanzania/USA Tanzania/Tanzania

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Kuria Kenya, Tanzania

May USA USA Sesotho Lesotho, South Africa

Jun. Burundi Burundi Rundi Burundi

Jul. USA Tanzania Swahili* Eastern and Central Africa

Aug. USA USA Twi Luo Ghana Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Sep. Togo USA Fanti Ghana

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Oct. Kenya Kenya Gusii Kenya

Nov. USA Tanzania Fipa Tanzania

Dec. Togo USA Ewe Benin, Ghana, Togo

1998 Jun. USA Tanzania Sukuma Tanzania

Jul. USA Tanzania Akan Ewe Ghana, Ivory Coast Benin, Ghana, Togo

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Aug. USA Tanzania Ganda Akamba, Gikuyu Haya Igbo, Yoruba Bemba Uganda Kenya Tanzania Nigeria Zambia

Sept. Kenya Kenya Gikuyu Kenya Oct. Malawi Malawi Chewa Nyanja Malawi Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia

Nov. USA Tanzania Igbo Nigeria Dec. USA Ethiopia Oromo Ethiopia

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203 Contributors - Country of Origin (Sixteen double, five triple authors and one

quadruple)

50 - Kenya 43 - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 36- USA 32 - Tanzania 27 - Ghana 14 - Uganda 12 - Sudan 11 - France 06 - Nigeria

04 - Zambia 03 - Cameroon, India, Italy, Malawi, South Africa 02 - Burundi, Sierra Leone

01 - Benin, Burkina Faso, Eqypt, Israel, Liberia, Namibia, Madagascar, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe

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203 Contributors - Country of Residence (Sixteen double and five triple authors and one

quadruple

)

98 - Kenya

74 - Tanzania 27 - USA

07 - DRC

03 - Ghana, South Sudan

02 - Burundi, England, Ethiopia, Libya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia 01

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- Australia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Egypt, India, Israel, Liberia, Madagascar, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa

Number of Times the 138 Different Languages are Cited

16 - Sukuma

13 - Gikuyu

09 Haya 08 - Ganda, Swahili 06 - Rundi 06 - Ewe, Kuria, Gusii 05 - Chewa, Luo, Nyanja

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03 - Acholi, Akamba, Akan, Arabic, Bembe, Ewe-Mina, Igbo, Ngoreme, Tembo, Zulu 02 - Bemba, Bukusu, Edo, Ga, Hema, Kongo, Lega, Longo, Luyia, Mafa, Malagasy, Ngoni, Rwanda, Sena, Shubi, Soga, Subi, Tonga, Toposa, Tugen, Yoruba 01 - Alur, Ankole, Anyuak, Balanda/Belanda Viri, Bambara, Bassa, Bena, Bangubangu, Buli, Bwisha, Chagga, Chiga, Chonyi, Dagbani, Digo, Duruma, Esan, Fanti, Fipa, Fon, Fulfulde, Hangaza, Hausa, Havu, Holoholo, Idanre, Igala, Kalenjin, Kaonde, Kara, Kele, Kerewe, Kiga, Krio, Kwaya, Lingala, Luba-Kasai,Luba-Katanga,Lugbara, Ma'di, Makonde, Mende, Meru, Modern Standard Written Arabic, Maragoli, Maasai, Mashi, Matengo, Moore, Moru, Mpoto, Nandi, Nuba-Tira, Nyanga, Nyaturu, Nyindu, Oshiwambo, Oromo, Orma, Rendille, Runyankore, Samburu, Sesotho, Sheng, Shona, Somali, Songe, Songye, Sudanese Colloquial Spoken Arabic, Southern Tashelhayt Berber, Sumbwa, Tashoni,Teso, Tharaka, Tigrinya, Tswana, Tuareg, Turkana, Twi, Wolof, Zinza

Number of Times the 48 Countries are Cited

54 - Kenya 54 - Tanzania 36 - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 21 - Uganda 17 - Ghana, Nigeria 13

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- Mozambique 10 - Benin, Togo 09 - Burundi, South Sudan, Sudan 08 - Zambia 07 - Rwanda 06 - Malawi 05 - Zimbabwe 04 - Niger, South Africa 03 - Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali 02 - Algeria, Central African Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Libya, Madagascar, Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville) , Sierra Leone, Swaziland 01 - Botswana, Chad,Comoros,Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Lesotho, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, São Tome, Senegal, Somalia.

Note

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Swahili is spoken in the following Eastern and Central Africa countries: Burundi, DemocraticRepublic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Libya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa,Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Source: Ethnologue: Africa.

Comments

1. Four proverbs covered two month periods making a total of eight special months(December, 1998 -- January, 1999; May -- June, 2002; April – May, 2014 and November -December, 2014 respectively). There were no proverbs in November and December, 2012 soduring this period of 231 “African Proverbs of the Month” from June,1998 to February, 2018there have been 231 contributions, 203 contributors, 138 Languages Cited and 48 CountriesCited. 2. The major lacks are fewer contributions from women (only 39 out of 231), fewercontributions from French-speaking Africa and fewer contributions from North Africa.

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