"The roof of a house is held up by many p..." - Mozambican Proverb

“The roof of a house is held up by many poles.”

- Mozambicanfamily

Meaning

A household needs every member contributing to remain strong.

Traditional Mozambican homes use multiple support poles. Removing one weakens the structure, just as losing family cooperation weakens the home.

Origin

Mozambican

Language

Tsonga

“A family is like a forest: when you are outside, it is dense; when you are inside, you see that each tree has its place.”

Ghanaian

“A united family eats from the same plate.”

Senegalese

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