Kan maal goonu jedhe, waan godhu hin dhabu

People who sit down together to find a solution will not miss the solution.

What it means

When people sit down together to look for a solution, they find one. The proverb expresses the Oromo belief that conflict can be settled through discussion and reconciliation.

Oromo · East Africa

Source and context

From: Oromo, East Africa

Source: Oromo (Ethiopia) proverb; original text, translation and explanation from Megersa Regassa Tolasa and Dejene Gemechu Chala, "Oromo Proverbs and Proverbial Expressions in the Customary Judicial System in Ethiopia," Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics 13(2), 2019.

The source explains it: the Oromo believe that conflict can be resolved through peaceful discussion; all types of conflict can be resolved by reconciliation discussions between mediators and disputants. The wording of the meaning is ours.

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