"The young cannot teach tradition to the ..." - Ghanaian Proverb

“The young cannot teach tradition to the old.”

- Ghanaianwisdom

Meaning

Some forms of knowledge can only flow from experience to youth, not the reverse.

Akan chieftaincy traditions depend on oral transmission from elder to youth. Reversing this flow disrupts the knowledge chain.

Origin

Ghanaian

Language

Twi

“An old man sitting down sees farther than a young man standing up.”

Igbo

“When the egg teaches the hen, the egg will crack.”

Yoruba

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