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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 9 Feb 2017

    Follow the bee and die in the hive. A Swahili #proverb sent by Kris Berwouts, Ghent, Belgium

    10:00 PM - 9 Feb 2017
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    • Big Joe Blunts WHOA-DEE Mohamed  A Hersi El-Capitano ᶤ ᶫᵒᵛᵉᵧₒᵤ Saud🅰 Busani Mdluli Freedom Advocate Saved_Sammy Big Sheg
    25 replies 90 retweets 71 likes
      1. George Gathìgì‏ @SpryVoice 9 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        😅😅😅😅 The Ghent Swahili variant is clearly different from Swahili spoken elsewhere.

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      2. Lemmy Oginga‏ @LemmyOginga 9 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        So very wrong! & the language's Kiswahili. Swahili is the ethnic group. It's like saying you can speak England instead of English

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Nicholas Njuguna‏ @ElNickMagnifico 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @LemmyOginga @BBCAfrica

        you are right, Swahili is a culture. Believe me even Kenyans do not know that.

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      1. Notch‏ @Gatuha_ 9 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        must be the Congolese Swahili the Belgians learnt in the Congo 😂😂😂. This is a misleading proverb.

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      1. Vincent Wang'ombe‏ @vwangombe 9 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        fuata nyuki ule asali. Loosely translated; Follow the bee and eat honey

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      1. Tez Lore‏ @tezira 9 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Stop.

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      1. Boomshakalaka‏ @nziokathegreat 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        this is madness. Please fire the employee who allowed you to post this and fire the person who hired him.

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      1. bismark umbili‏ @bismarkumbili 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        God this is embarrassing. I blame @BBCAfrica for not doing due diligence. Don't make wrong #proverbs a trend. This is a complete fail

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      1. Sieusis lex‏ @AlexMutho 9 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        its more of that..it has other meaning

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      1. Amboko Wameyo‏ @ambokowameyo 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @nyaumaDr @BBCAfrica

        maybe Ghent is thinking of "Fuata nyuki ufie mzingani" :-)

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      1. African HornET‏ @African_HornET 12 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        how many more of these fake BBC proverbs must Africa endure? An unpaid intern must be making them up

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      1. Fuana Fedhi‏ @bubethi 11 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Lies!

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      1. Mwai‏ @M_w_a_i_ 11 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        🙊🙊@BBCAfrica it's "follow the bee and eat the honey"

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      1. Japan_Rover‏ @Japan_Rover 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Mmm...never heard of this so called Swahili proverb. We have a different one: Fuata nyuki ule asali. Follow the bee to get honey.

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      1. THURWA‏ @JumasekoJUMA 10 Feb 2017
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        follow bee(s) to eat honey

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      1. Kariuki Wa Wanjiru‏ @KariukiWaMum 10 Feb 2017
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        Huu ni upus! @BBCAfrica

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