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If an animal is not slaughtered…

Proverb in the local language
Kaltarede ayitay sibatu, kaltenageru yigegne bilhatu.
Proverb's direct translation
As long as it is not slaughtered, one may not see its fat.
Proverb's meaning
If you don't speak up, you will stay with your problems.
From: Ethiopia
General comments
In Eswatini (Swaziland) they say that "a baby who doesn't cry will die on the mother's back". In Uganda, they say the opposite: "What goes inside does not spoil the outside (of somebody)" meaning that if you stay quiet you will keep out of trouble.

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