"The wife is the pillar of the home; when..." - Tanzanian Proverb

“The wife is the pillar of the home; when she falls, the house collapses.”

- Tanzanianfamily

Meaning

Women are the structural support of family life; their well-being determines the family's stability.

Swahili household architecture uses central pillars. This proverb equates the wife's role to the structural necessity of that central support.

Origin

Tanzanian

Language

Swahili

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