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Why you should always carry a baby

Proverb in the local language
Mayo mpapa, na ine nkakupapa.
Proverb's direct translation
Mother carry me, I too will carry you.
Proverb's meaning
The young have an obligation to look after the aged ones in the same manner as these took care of them when they were young.
From: Bemba in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo

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