Origine: Xhosa, Southern Africa
Source: isiXhosa (South Africa) proverb (Unyawo alunampumlo); translation and explanation from "Unique African Xhosa Idioms and Proverbs," Patricia Furstenberg (alluringcreations.co.za). Earlier recorded here as documented by Boston University and tutordoctor.co.za; the explanation is not from those pages.
La source l’explique: This proverb is an exhortation to be hospitable
. La formulation du sens est de nous.