Landa hamba kapvwana mzaha wa dufini.
“The hedgehog says there is no joking about the backside.”
Some matters are serious and should not be treated carelessly or lightly.
— Traditional Mayotte & Comoros Wisdom, Mayotte
Source: Traditional Comorian proverb (Shikomori oral tradition, shared Comoro Islands heritage including Mayotte), as recorded in "Cinq proverbes comoriens sur l'amour et l'amitié", Nofi Média, 2018 (nofi.media)
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