Creative Proverbs from Madagascar

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Madagascar

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Brief Overview of this Country

Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique

Population: 15,506,472 (July 2000 est.) - Capital: Antananarivo

Ethnics Groups: Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran

Languages: French (official), Malagasy (official)

Religions: Indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%

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Proverbs from Madagascar

	Do not treat your loved one like a swinging door: you are fond of it but you push it back and forth.
	You think you are strong like the corn plant, yet the bean vine is already choking you.
	Iron does not clang by itself.
	Sorrow is like rice in an attic: you use a little every day and at the end it is all gone.
	Poverty won't allow him to lift up his head; dignity won't allow him to bow it down.

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