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The needle and the truth

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Proverb in the local language
Tooña mu mesendoo le ti dindiŋ ka tombaŋ noo keeba ka tomoŋ.
Proverb's direct translation
The truth is like a needle, an old person and a young person can pick it up.
Proverb's meaning
The truth does not belong to a particular person; it is indifferent to differences.
From: Mandinka
General comments
The Mandinka live in West Africa, mainly in Mali, the Gambia, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.

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