Proverb in the local language
Doomaŋ doomaŋ le ka noowulu.
Little by little…
Proverb's direct translation
Little by little gives birth to new abilities.
Proverb's meaning
Start small to accomplish something big.
From: Mandinka
General comments
The Mandinka or Malinke live in the Gambia, Senegal, Mali and Guinea in West Africa. In Tanzania, they say "Little by little, a little becomes a lot". In Uganda they say "One by one makes a bundle". In Cameroon, they say "Small small is how the monkey caught the banana".
