Proverb in the local language
Täḥabiʾän-ya yəṭänsa-mmo, säb ʾakkibän yəwälda.
Get pregnant in secret only to give birth in public
Proverb's direct translation
It is in secret that they become pregnant; then, having assembled people, they give birth.
Proverb's meaning
Not to be able to hide something forever.
From: Tigrinya
General comments
Tigrinya is spoken in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia.
