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Travelling with donkeys

Proverb in the local language
Ni i sigi fali fe san cyaman, i te se ka falikanfo, nga i be na fali tamisira don.
Proverb's direct translation
If you travel with donkeys for many years, you won’t be able to speak like a donkey, but you will know all their paths.
Proverb's meaning
If you live among foreigners for long, you may learn their ways but you will never be like them.
From: Bambara of Mali

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