Annotated Bibliography of
African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories


Contents

  1. Content Analysis of 115 "African Proverbs of the Month" on the African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories Website (http://www.afriprov.org) - June, 1998 to January, 2008
  2. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Bukusu and Kikuyu (Kenya) Proverbs: African Proverbs on Food
  3. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Bukusu (Kenya) Proverbs
  4. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Chagga (Tanzania) Sayings
  5. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Gusii (Kenya) Proverbs: Volume I
  6. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Gusii (Kenya) Proverbs: Volume II
  7. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Kuria (Kenya, Tanzania) Proverbs
  8. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Longo (Tanzania) Proverbs
  9. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Matengo (Tanzania) Proverbs
  10. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Ngoni (Tanzania) Proverbs
  11. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Ngoreme (Tanzania) Proverbs
  12. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Rundi (Burundi) Proverbs
  13. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Sheng (Kenya) Sayings
  14. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Shubi (Tanzania) Proverbs
  15. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Subi (Tanzania) Proverbs
  16. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Sumbwa (Tanzania) Proverbs
  17. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Zinza (Tanzania) Proverbs: Volume I
  18. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Zinza (Tanzania) Proverbs: Volume II
  19. Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Selected Justice and Peace Proverbs from the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region
  20. METHALI ZA KIUTANDAWAZI
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  21. Collection of, and Commentary on, 436 Sayings on East African Cloth (Misemo Kwenye Khanga za Afrika Mashariki)
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  22. Proverbium 20 (2003): A Review of English Articles
  23. 3rd AMECEA/IMBISA Pastoral Communications and Social Action Course
  24. African Wisdom  
  25. Description of a Wedding in the U.S.A. Using Adinkra Symbols, African Proverbs and Traditional African Ceremonial Acts
  26. Proverbs and The Religious Consciousness Of Africans
  27. Proverbes et Salutation Solennelle
  28. April, 2001 issue of "Evangelical Missions Quarterly" (EMQ)
  29. Profundity with Panache: The Unappreciated Proverbial Wisdom of Sub-Saharan Africa
  30. Excerpts from Voice of America (VOA) Program: Special Christmas Edition of Africa World Tonight. Broadcast: 25 December, 2000
  31. Under the Baobab: African Proverbs on Old Age
  32. Summary of Book African Proverbs and Proverbial Names
  33. Analyzing Builsa Proverbs and Culture in the Light of Scripture
  34. 2002 Version of the Basic Talk on "Using African Proverbs, Sayings, Idioms, Riddles, Stories, Fables, Plays and Songs (African Oral Literature and Culture)"
  35. Were You There? - Stations of the Cross
  36. Transcript of the Voice of America (VOA) Radio Program on "African Proverbs"
  37. "Proverbium" -- Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship: Volume 16
  38. New Issue of WAJIBU on African Proverbs
  39. "Dagomba Proverbs"
  40. "The Sukuma Sacrificial Goat and Christianity: A Basis for Inculturation in Africa"
  41. African Proverbs Series
  42. "Proverbium" -- Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship: Volume 15
  43. The ABCs of American Culture
  44. "254 Misemo Kwenye Khanga za Afrika Mashariki (Sayings on East African Cloth)."
  45. "African Proverbs on Peace and War."
  46. "Contemporary Sayings and Changing Patterns of Social Relations in Nairobi"
  1. Content Analysis of 115 "African Proverbs of the Month" on the African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories Website (http://www.afriprov.org) - June, 1998 to January, 2008

Date                    

Contributor - Country of Origin

Contributor - Country of Residence

Language

Country

June, 1998

USA

Tanzania

Sukuma

Tanzania

July, 1998

USA

Tanzania

Akan
Ewe

Ghana, Ivory Coast
Benin, Ghana, Togo

Aug., 1998

USA

Tanzania

Ganda
Akamba, Gikuyu
Haya
Igbo, Yoruba
Bemba

Uganda
Kenya
Tanzania
Nigeria
Zambia

Sept., 1998

Kenya

Kenya

Gikuyu

Kenya

Oct., 1998

Malawi

Malawi

Chewa
Nyanja
 

Malawi
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia

Nov., 1998

USA

Tanzania

Igbo, Yoruba

Nigeria

Dec.,1998/

Jan., 1999

USA

Ethiopia

Oromo

Ethiopia

Feb., 1999

Zambia

USA

Bemba

Zambia

Mar., 1999

USA

Tanzania

Swahili*

Eastern and Central
Africa*

Apr., 1999

Tanzania/USA

Tanzania/Tanzania

Kuria

Kenya, Tanzania

May, 1999

USA

USA

Sesotho

Lesotho, South Africa

June, 1999

Burundi

Burundi

Rundi

Burundi

July, 1999

USA

Tanzania

Swahili*

Eastern and Central Africa*

Aug., 1999

USA

USA

Twi
Luo
 

Ghana
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Sept., 1999

Togo

USA

Fanti

Ghana

Oct., 1999

Kenya

Kenya

Gusii

Kenya

Nov., 1999

USA

Tanzania

Fipa

Tanzania

Dec., 1999

Togo

USA

Ewe

Benin, Ghana, Togo

Jan., 2000

USA

Botswana

Tswana

Botswana

Feb., 2000

USA

USA

Chewa
Nyanja
 

Malawi
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia

Mar., 2000

Tanzania

Tanzania

Ngoreme

Tanzania

Apr., 2000

South Africa

South Africa

Zulu

South Africa, Swaziland

May, 2000

USA

Kenya

Tugen

Kenya

June, 2000

Kenya

Kenya

Luo

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

July, 2000

USA/USA

Ethiopia/Tanzania

Sukuma

Tanzania

Aug., 2000

USA

Ghana

Buli

Ghana

Sept., 2000

Tanzania

Tanzania

Ngoni

Tanzania, Mozambique

Oct., 2000

Kenya

Kenya

Akamba

Kenya

Nov., 2000

Uganda

USA

Ganda

Uganda

Dec., 2000

Tanzania

Tanzania

Haya

Tanzania

Jan., 2001

Ghana

USA

Ga

Ghana

Feb., 2001

Sudan/Sudan

Tanzania/Tanzania

Balanda/Belanda Viri
Sudanese Colloquial Spoken Arabic

Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan

Mar., 2001

Sierra Leone

Tanzania

Krio
Edo

Sierra Leone
Nigeria

Apr., 2001

DRC

DRC

Songe

DRC

May, 2001

Nigeria

England

Edo

Nigeria

June, 2001

U.S.A

U.S.A

Bambara

Mali

July, 2001

Kenya

Kenya

Gikuyu

Kenya

Aug., 2001

Uganda

U.S.A

Soga
Ganda

Uganda

Sept., 2001

Tanzania/Tanzania

Tanzania/Tanzania

Kwaya

Tanzania

Oct., 2001

Tanzania

Tanzania

Haya

Tanzania

Nov., 2001

U.S.A

Tanzania

Swahili*

Kikuyu
Kuria
Ngoreme

Eastern and Central Africa
Kenya
Kenya/Tanzania
Tanzania

Dec., 2001

Kenya

Kenya

Bukusu

Kenya

Jan., 2002

Zimbabwe

Australia

Shona

Zimbabwe

Feb., 2002

Tanzania

Tanzania

Zinza

Tanzania

Mar., 2002

Kenya

Kenya

Tharaka, Gikuyu

Kenya

Apr., 2002

U.S.A

Tanzania

Kuria

Kenya/Tanzania

May/June, 2002

Kenya

Kenya

Bukusu

Kenya

July, 2002

Sudan

Sudan

Toposa

Sudan

Aug., 2002

Liberia

Liberia

Bassa

Liberia

Sep., 2002

Malawi

Malawi

Tonga

Malawi

Oct., 2002

Kenya

Kenya

Nandi

Kenya

Nov., 2002

U.S.A

Senegal

Wolof

Senegal, Gambia

Dec., 2002

Uganda

U.S.A

Rwanda
Rundi

Rwanda
Burundi

Jan., 2003

Nigeria

Nigeria

Yoruba, Idanre

Nigeria

Feb., 2003

Kenya

Kenya

Luo

Kenya, Tanzania

Mar., 2003

Sudan

Sudan

Nuba-Tira

Sudan

Apr., 2003

Kenya

Kenya

Sheng

Kenya

May, 2003

Cameroon

USA

Mafa

Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger

Jun., 2003

Tanzania/France

Tanzania/Tanzania

Sumbwa

Tanzania

July, 2003

Nigeria

Sierra Leone

Igala

Nigeria

Aug., 2003

Tanzania

U.S.A

Bena

Tanzania

Sep., 2003

Burundi

Burundi

Rundi

Burundi

Oct., 2003

Tanzania/U.S.A.

Tanzania/Tanzania

Sukuma

Tanzania

Nov., 2003

Ghana

Ghana

Akan

Ghana, Ivory Coast

Dec., 2003

U.S.A

U.S.A

Anyuak

Ethiopia

Jan., 2004

Tanzania/France

Tanzania/Tanzania

Longo

Tanzania

Feb., 2004

Sudan

Sudan

Toposa

Sudan

Mar., 2004

Malawi

Tanzania

Mpoto

Malawi, Tanzania

Apr., 2004

Tanzania/Tanzania/U.S.A.

Tanzania/Tanzania/Tanzania

Kuria

Kenya, Tanzania

May, 2004

Egypt

Egypt

Arabic

Egypt and other North African countries

Jun., 2004

U.S.A.

Tanzania

Swahili

Sukuma/Ngoreme
Kuria

Eastern and Central Africa
Tanzania
Kenya, Tanzania

Jul., 2004

Kenya

Kenya

Gusii

Kenya

Aug., 2004

Tanzania

Tanzania

Haya

Tanzania

Sep., 2004

U.S.A

Ghana

Dagbani

Ghana

Oct., 2004

Kenya

Kenya

Gikuyu

Kenya

Nov., 2004

U.S.A.

Madagascar

Malagasy

Madagascar

Dec., 2004

India

India

Hausa

Nigeria

Jan., 2005

Uganda

Tanzania

Ma’di

Sudan, Uganda

Feb., 2005

Tanzania

Tanzania

Luo

Kenya, Tanzania

Mar., 2005

Tanzania

Tanzania

Swahili

East & Central Africa

Apr., 2005

DRC

DRC

Tembo

DRC

May, 2005

Bukina Faso

Bukina Faso

Moore

Bukina Faso

Jun., 2005

Namibia

Namibia

Oshiwambo

Namibia

Jul., 2005

Italy

Kenya

Kongo

Angola, DRC

Aug., 2005

Tanzania

Tanzania

Ngoni

Tanzania,
Mozambique

Sep., 2005

Nigeria

Nigeria

Esan

Nigeria

Oct., 2005

Uganda

Kenya

Lugbara

Uganda,
DRC

Nov., 2005

Tanzania

Tanzania

Matengo

Tanzania

Dec., 2005

Cameroon

U.S.A

Fulfulde

Algeria , Burkina Faso, Mali , Mauritania, Niger
DRC

Jan., 2006

-

-

Tuareg

Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger

Feb., 2006

-

-

Southern Tashelhayt Berber

Algeria, Morocco

Mar., 2006

Italy

Kenya

Sena

Mozambique

April, 2006

Togo

USA

Ewe-mina

Benin, Ghana, Togo

May, 2006

DRC

DRC

Tembo

DRC

Jun., 2006

Tanzania

Tanzania

Chagga

Tanzania

Jul., 2006

Kenya

Kenya

Moru

Sudan

Aug., 2006

Tanzania/France

Tanzania/Tanzania

Subi

Tanzania

Sep., 2006

Kenya

Kenya

Tigrinya

Eritrea, Ethiopia

Oct., 2006

Tanzania/France

Tanzania/Tanzania

Shubi

Tanzania

Nov., 2006

Togo

USA

Ewe-Mina

Benin, Ghana, Togo

Dec., 2006

Uganda/Uganda

Tanzania/Tanzania

Ganda

Uganda

Jan., 2007

Tanzania

Tanzania

Haya, Sukuma
Ganda

Tanzania
Uganda

Feb., 2007

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Mende

Sierra-Leone

Mar., 2007

Ghana

USA

Ga

Ghana

Apr., 2007

Kenya

Kenya

Gikuyu

Kenya

May, 2007

Kenya

England

Luyia

Kenya

Jun., 2007

Tanzania/France

Tanzania/Tanzania

Shubi

Tanzania

Jul., 2007

India

Libya

Arabic

Libya

Aug., 2007

Zambia

Zambia

Bemba, Nyanja, Chewa

Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Sep., 07

Tanzania

Tanzania

Swahili

East & Central Africa

Oct., 07

Israel

Israel

Akan

Ghana

Nov., 07

South Africa

USA

Zulu

South Africa, Swaziland

Dec., 07

Togo

USA

Ewe-Mina

Benin, Ghana, Togo
Jan., 08 USA Tanzania Sukuma Tanzania

1.      123 Contributors - Country of Origin (eleven double and three triple authors)

28

-

USA

23

-

Tanzania

16

-

Kenya

12

-

Sudan

  6

- 

Uganda

  5

-

France, Nigeria, Togo

  3

-

DRC, Ghana, Malawi

  2

-

Burundi, Cameroon, Italy, India, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zambia

  1

-

Burkina Faso, Egypt, Israel, Liberia, Namibia, Sudan, Zimbabwe

2.      123 Contributors - Country of Residence (eleven double and three triple authors)

57

-

Tanzania

20

-

Kenya, USA

  3

-

DRC, Ghana, Sudan

  2

-

Burundi, England, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigera, Sierra Leone

  1

-

Australia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Egypt, India, Israel, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Namibia, Senegal,  South Africa, Uganda, Zambia

3.      Number of Times the 83 Different Languages Are Cited

7

-

Gikuyu

6

 

Swahili, Sukuma

5

-

Ganda, Haya, Kuria

4

-

 Luo, Rundi

3

-

Akan, Chewa, Ewe-Mina, Ngoreme, Nyanja

2

-

Akamba, Arabic, Bemba, Bukusu, Edo, Ewe, Ga, Guisii, Igbo, Ngoni, Shubi, Tembo, Toposa, Yoruba, Zulu

1

-

Anyuak,  Balanda/Belanda Viri, Bambara, Bassa, Bemba, Bena, Buli, Chagga, Dagbani, Esan,  Fanti, Fipa, Fulfulde,  Hausa, Idanre, Igala, Kongo, Krio, Kwaya, Longo, Lugbara, Luyia, Ma’di, Mende, Mafa, Malagasy, Modern Standard Written Arabic, Matengo, Moore, Moru, Mpoto, Nandi, Nuba-Tira, Oromo, Oshiwambo, Rwanda, Sena, Sesotho, Sheng, Shona, Soga, Songe, Sudanese Colloquial Spoken Arabic, Southern Tashelhayt Berber, Subi, Sumbwa, Tharaka, Tigrinya, Tonga, Tswana, Tuareg, Tugen, Twi, Wolof, Zinza

4.      Number of Times the 42 Countries Are Cited

35

-

Tanzania

28

-

Kenya

13

-

Ghana, Uganda

10

-

Nigeria, Mozambique

  9

-

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

  7

-