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Af macaan garan macaan baa dhaanta
A sweet hand is better than a sweet mouth.
What it means
A promise may never be kept; a gift already given is a concrete act. A generous hand is worth far more than a generous-sounding mouth.
Somali
· East Africa
Source and context
From:
Somali, East Africa
Source:
Somali oral-tradition proverb (Af macaan garan macaan baa dhaanta), documented in Somali proverb collections (e.g. Lingalot)
The meaning given here is our own reading. Other interpretations exist.
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