Proverb in the local language
Mai tambaya ba shi bata, sai dei asheerinsa ka tonoa.
Risk in asking
Proverb's direct translation
One who asks does not go wrong, but their secret is dug up.
Proverb's meaning
Before you ask be quite sure that it will not give you away.
From: Hausa
General comments
Hausa live in Nigeria and Niger among other West African and Central African countries.
