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Live coals in bad weather

Proverb in the local language
Navete bo dika di taw y jale bou ko gnome.
Proverb's direct translation
If live coals fell in the bad weather, no one would go out.
Proverb's meaning
No one goes where they expect trouble.
From: Wolof
General comments
The Wolof live in Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania.

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