Proverb in the local language
Podongo si me santo nya-o-nya, a te jambo ke no la je.
A long stick and leaves
Proverb's direct translation
However long the stick is in the air, it cannot bring forth leaves there.
Proverb's meaning
The impossible.
From: Mandinka
General comments
The Mandinka are variously known as Malinke, Mandingo and Mande. They live in West Africa, primarily in the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Mali.
