Proverb in the local language
Ten ten ka ten ten betilee.
Of baskets
Proverb's direct translation
A basket can cover another basket.
Proverb's meaning
However powerful you think you are, there is always somebody who can overpower you.
From: Mandinka
General comments
The Mandinka or Mandingo people live in Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
