Origine: Swahili, East Africa
Source: Swahili (East Africa) oral-tradition proverb; explained in "Kiswahili for beginners: The proverb Asiyefunzwa na mamae hufunzwa na ulimwengu," Daily News (Tanzania), 6 August 2026. Earlier recorded here as an entry in the University of Illinois Swahili Proverbs project (swahiliproverbs.afrst.illinois.edu); that site's parents, learning and world pages, read directly, do not contain it.
La source l’explique: This proverb reminds us that learning from parents, elders, and wise advice is far easier than learning through painful life experiences.
. La formulation du sens est de nous.