"The tongue has no bones but it can break..." - Somali Proverb

“The tongue has no bones but it can break bones.”

- Somaliwisdom

Meaning

Words are immensely powerful and can cause greater damage than physical force.

Somali oral culture prizes poetry and rhetoric. A well-placed verse can elevate or destroy a person's standing in the clan.

Origin

Somali

Language

Somali

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