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African Proverbs and Riddles

TEXTS OF AFRICAN PROVERBS AND RIDDLES IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN compiled by Laura Gibbs from public domain sources The following items are contained in this compilation, in order of year of publication: 1854 Koelle Kanuri 1861 Casalis Basuto 1861 Schlenker Temne 1865 Burton Efik 1865 Burton Fan 1865 Burton Ga 1865 Burton Kanuri 1865 Burton Oji 1865 Burton Wolof 1865 Burton Yoruba 1868 Callaway Zulu 1870 Steere Swahili 1879 Setswana Zulu Herero 1883 Swahili 1886 Theal Xhosa 1887 Churchman Central 1890 Ellis Ewe 1891 Taylor GIryama 1894 Ellis Yoruba 1896 Sibree Malagasy 1897 Ruskin Bamongo 1899 Akpabio Ibibio 1904 Kidd Xhosa 1905 Hollis Maasai 1905 Merrick Hausa 1907 Rattray Chinyanja 1909 Camphor Liberia 1909 Hollis Nandi 1909 Starr Congo 1910 Hollis Taveta 1910 Theal Xhosa 1911 Beech Suk 1911 Roscoe Baganda 1912 Kitching Banyamwenge 1912 Westermann Shilluk 1913 Junod Thonga 1913 Rattray Hausa 1913 Thomas Ibo 1913 Tremearne Hausa 1914 Ellis Vai 1914 Weeks Bakongo 1916 AWB Nupe 1916 Rattray Ashanti 1919 Jackson Sudan 1920 Burlin-Simango Ndau 1920 Smith Ila 1921 Basden Ibo 1921 Hillelson Sudan 1921 Ruskin Mongo 1922 Baskerville Uganda 1922 Cerulli Galla 1922 Boas-Simango Ndau 1922 Stannus

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