Proverb in the local language
ካብ በዓል ጣፍሲ በዓል ኣፍ (kab ba'l taf'si ba's af).
Better a mouth than cereal
Proverb's direct translation
Better someone with a mouth than with Teff (type of Tigrinya cereal).
Proverb's meaning
Even if you are rich in knowledge, if you can't express it, what you have amounts to nothing.
From: Tigrinya
General comments
Tigrinya is spoken in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia.
