Afrikaan Proverbs

1. proverb: Die doodskleed het geen sakke nie

 

name: cafeholique Afrikaans

 

2. proverb: Al dra "n bobbejaan "n goue ring, bly hy nog "n lelike ding.

 

meaning: Even if a baboon wears a golden ring, it remains an ugly

thing. One should not be mislead by superficial changes. It rhymes in

Afrikaans.

name: Aubrey Franks

 

3. proverb: Agteros kom ook in die kraal.

 

meaning: The ox that walks behind also gets into the kraal(a pen for

livestock). Even the underdog eventually succeeeds.

name: Aubrey Franks 

 

4. proverb: Wie nie waag nie, wen nie.

 

 

name: Aubrey Franks

 

5. proverb: n Mak hond buit die seerste.

 

meaning: A tame dog"s bite hurts the most.

name: Aubrey Franks