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The white chicken and the wild white bird

Proverb in the local language
Biki nyaale sey gerooɗe daneeje.
Proverb's direct translation
The feast of a white heron (wild white bird) must be with white chickens.
Proverb's meaning
Everybody according to their status.
From: Fulani
General comments
The Fulani or Fula or Fulɓe or Peul live in West and Central Africa, mainly in the countries of Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Cameroon, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, the Gambia, Chad and Central African Republic.

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