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Sweet and bitter cassava

Proverb in the local language
Kama kuna muhogo, kivunde hakiliki.
Proverb's direct translation
When [sweet] cassava is available, cassava in fermentation is not eaten.
Proverb's meaning
It would be foolish to abstain from what is better.
From: Kiswahili
General comments
Kiswahili is widely spoken in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in East Africa and in DRC and Rwanda.

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