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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Mar 1

    Today’s African #proverb: A snake can only give birth to a snake. A Shona proverb from Zimbabwe sent by Peter Kisi in Birmingham, UK What do you think this proverb means? Please use the form at the end of this page to send us your African proverb:http://bbc.in/2GEIZp1 

    10:00 PM - 1 Mar 2018
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      1. Akwasi A. Abebrese‏ @RoyalKingMe Mar 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Lets ask our Nigerian brothers that. Maybe we might have snakes giving birth to dollars

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      2. Nathan Douglas Ngumi‏ @NathanNgumi Mar 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        It means that bad things are produced by bad people, bad results from bad methods and processes, etc.

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      3. Nathan Douglas Ngumi‏ @NathanNgumi Mar 1
        Replying to @NathanNgumi @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        Swahili equivalent: Mtoto wa nyoka ni nyoka. (The child of a snake is a snake.)

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      2. Sonia Rasugu‏ @SoniaRas Mar 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Mtoto wa nyoka ni nyoka - similar one in Kiswahili

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      3. G‏ @Tshilidzi_Rhadz Mar 1
        Replying to @SoniaRas @BBCAfrica

        what does "Mtoto" mean?

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      4. Sonia Rasugu‏ @SoniaRas Mar 1
        Replying to @Tshilidzi_Rhadz @BBCAfrica

        Mtoto = child Nyoka=Snake

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      1. Tebby Otieno‏ @otieno_tebby Mar 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This is also a Swahili #proverb : Mtoto wa nyoka ni nyoka, most East African teachers, pupils and swahili speakers use it to mean characters shared by children from their parents

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      1. Gully khidd O3‏ @tichaon13262118 Mar 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        mwana we nyoka inyoka translation shona

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      2. Daudi Mtakatifu‏ @DavidKibicho Mar 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Snakes don't give birth, but continue

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Melanin Genius‏ @GP_Chando Jul 9
        Replying to @DavidKibicho @BBCAfrica

        Birth is the start of life... Whether hatching or coming out of the vagina

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      4. Daudi Mtakatifu‏ @DavidKibicho Jul 9
        Replying to @GP_Chando @BBCAfrica

        Aha, so, life starts at birth. Interesting. Continue.

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      1. Caesar zenda‏ @accz_madridista Mar 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        It simply means an evil and heartless person begets a person with the same traits.

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      1. jah luvhe‏ @ChiwetuMarygold Mar 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Àd.nyoka inyoka chero zvikaita sei(a snake is a snake nomatter what)

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      1. St. REGIS‏ @JUSTICEKECHI Mar 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        it means a reformed democrat like @MBuhari is just a dictator on Civilian clothes

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      1. marandure‏ @MarandureToby Mar 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Bad produce bad so you can't trust the end product (no benefit of the doubt)

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      2. Frank De Lord‏ @Alo_lordy Mar 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        , It means you will always produce what is in your gene.

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      3. Fredrick Kyeti Kaloki.‏ @kaloki_kyeti Mar 4
        Replying to @Alo_lordy @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        It means that behavioral characters of a mother is more likely to be passed on to the offspring.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Kalaluka Kapungu‏ @wanchimbi Mar 2
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        It means @PRESIDENT_ED should never be taken for granted as he might just turn out worse than Bob the snake.

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