From: Lozi, Southern Africa
Source: Lozi/Siluyana (Zambia) oral-tradition proverb (Banihupula kwa misebezi hakuciwa banilibala); documented in Sheila Siwela, "Indigenous Motivational and Value Statements" (2005) and Mukumbuta Lisimba, "Kongo Proverbs and the Origins of Bantu Wisdom," via Zambian Translators International
The source explains it: All people need to be acknowledged and respected for what they have contributed.
. The wording of the meaning is ours.