Acholi Proverbs

Acholi Proverbs distill Luo wisdom from northern Uganda’s savannas and clan life. Shaped by oral storytelling, cattle culture, and years of displacement, they praise harmony, courage, and communal duty.

A crazy man can be recognized not by his words, but by his actions. (Acholi Proverb)
A dog knows the places he is thrown food. View proverb
Acholi Proverb
A monkey left behind laughs at the others tail. View proverb
Acholi Proverb
Each rat with its own whisker. View proverb
Acholi Proverb
Just because you are poor does not mean you have to sleep with your mother. View proverb
Acholi Proverb
Old and new millet seeds end up in the same mill. View proverb
Acholi Proverb
Staying near the anthill turned the antelope brown. View proverb
Acholi Proverb
The first may become the last. View proverb
Acholi Proverb
The growing millet does not fear the sun. View proverb
Acholi Proverb
The old pumpkin in the courtyard shall not be uprooted. View proverb
Acholi Proverb
The one who asks commits no sin. (Acholi Proverb)
The pot of water falls from your head when you have just reached the door of your homestead. View proverb
Acholi Proverb
When a lion roars, he does not catch game. View proverb
Acholi Proverb
Women have no chief. View proverb
Acholi Proverb