🗣️ Proverbs of South Africa

Africa · 1 traditional sayings

South Africa contributes 1 proverb to this collection. A country’s sayings reveal what its people prize most. See the full profile of South Africa for its geography, languages and history.

Umntu ngumntu ngabantu.

umntu ngumntu ngabantu

“A person is a person through other people”

The heart of ubuntu: our humanity is made in community — we exist through and because of one another.

Zulu / Xhosa · South Africa

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