Dabiɛm kani kabo n zibiyuŋ (Dagbani Proverb)

A Dagbani proverb implying that fear often arises from ignorance rather than real danger.

Country:Ghana

Language:Dagbani; English

Published:2024-08-17

Audience:General public, students

Dagbani proverb: Dabiɛm kani kabo n zibiyuŋ. English translation: (Translation not provided on source). Meaning: "There is no fear, what has cause darkness" (suggests that fear itself is baseless when we don’t know the cause).

Keywords

Dagbani

proverb

fear

ignorance

Ghana

Source & licence

Source: Wikiquote

URL: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dagbani_proverbs

Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0

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