hyena proverbs

These are African proverbs relating or referring to hyenas. The proverb and its people of origin is given. I got them from this page. As he says, most of them are not that complimentary, and the first one is definitely the best.

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Every fault is laid at the door of the hyena, but it does not steal a bale of cloth. - Hausa

The hyena of your own country does not break your bones. - Giryama people.

It is the stinking bit of meat that catches the hyena. - Hausa

The cry of the hyena and the loss of the goat are one. - Hausa

When the hyena drinks, the dog can only look on. - Hausa

If the owner of the goat is not afraid to travel by night, the owner of a hyena certainly will not be. - Hausa

The dog and his collar are both booty of the hyena. - Hausa

It is the prudent hyena that lives long. - Ila

Two smells of cooking meat break the hyena's legs. - Kikuyu

It is the hyenas of the same den that hate one another. - Kikuyu

Don't show a hyena how well you can bite. - Mandi

Nothing that enters the mouth of a hyena comes out again. - Ndau

The leavings of the lion is welcome to the hyena. - Swahili

If the hyena eats the sick man he will eat the whole one. - Swahili

The hyena does not forget where it has hidden its kill. - Thonga

A cowardly hyena lives for many years - Luo