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Anger and the stranger

Proverb in the local language
Abofuo te se ohohoo, ontena baakofoo fie.
Proverb's direct translation
Anger is like a stranger, it does not stay in only one person’s house.
Proverb's meaning
Anger spreads.
From: Akan
General comments
The Akan live mainly in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo in West Africa.

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