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An animal from your cloth

Proverb in the local language
Aboa bi beka wo a, ne ofiri wo ntoma mu.
Proverb's direct translation
If an animal will bite you, it will be from your cloth.
Proverb's meaning
It is likely that the people who will harm you are those close to you.
From: Akan
General comments
The Akan live in Ghana and in Côte d'Ivoire.

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